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Diary of a DIEP flap bilateral reconstruction
When I was considering reconstruction options I went looking for accounts of people who had been through the process. There was not much there so I promised myself I would try to add to the informatio...
Hi Paula
I am trying to recall the reasoning, I think that it reduced the length of what is already a very big surgery, possibly by about an hour. Also, if there are Any adverse findings with the pathology then that can be dealt with. Also in my case it could be done more locally and not in Sydney. Every surgeon may have differing views and each patient different needs. I must say that it was not nice to have no boobs at all for three months but helped me to appreciate all the more my new ones.
Good luck with your surgery and really allow for time to heal, especially when chemo was more recent for you.