Reconstruction Anxiety
Hi Im booked in for a latdorsi reconstruction next week, Im starting to have doubts and anxiety about the procedure. My mastectomy was 17 months ago. Im scared I've rushed into it. I thought I was fi...
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Hi Annabelle. Feeling like this is pretty normal I reckon. Have you talked through your feelings with a counsellor? Your breast surgeon? Sometimes speaking things outloud helps us get some perspective.
I had a double mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction after thinking about it for five months. A LOT of thinking! A lot of walking, talking, writing a pros and cons list, anything and everything to stress test my decision. The week before I was still saying to myself 'I can still back out if I want to' and observing how I felt about that prospect.
As a result I went in 100% with my decision and five months later have no regrets. I'm pleased with my results. They're not perfect and while I don't need perfection, I would have loved it if my foobs were a little more identical. I haven't haf revision surgery yet so there's still hope.
For me, it made a big difference having full trust and confidence in my breast surgeon. He recommended the PS as technically brilliant at my kind of surgery. The PS has the worst bedside manner and so working with him has been insanely trying. However my BS was right, he's done excellent work.
I don't know if this is of any help to you, as it's not a lat dorsi. Have you joined the Choosing Breast Reconstruction group? There are women there who have had this type of recon, as well as photos, that might help you.
Let us know what you decide. All the very best, K xox
I had a double mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction after thinking about it for five months. A LOT of thinking! A lot of walking, talking, writing a pros and cons list, anything and everything to stress test my decision. The week before I was still saying to myself 'I can still back out if I want to' and observing how I felt about that prospect.
As a result I went in 100% with my decision and five months later have no regrets. I'm pleased with my results. They're not perfect and while I don't need perfection, I would have loved it if my foobs were a little more identical. I haven't haf revision surgery yet so there's still hope.
For me, it made a big difference having full trust and confidence in my breast surgeon. He recommended the PS as technically brilliant at my kind of surgery. The PS has the worst bedside manner and so working with him has been insanely trying. However my BS was right, he's done excellent work.
I don't know if this is of any help to you, as it's not a lat dorsi. Have you joined the Choosing Breast Reconstruction group? There are women there who have had this type of recon, as well as photos, that might help you.
Let us know what you decide. All the very best, K xox