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Reconstruction surgery
Hi everyone Its been a while since i have been here a rough couple of months. Lost my mum and aunty to cancer and was diagnosed myself for the second time,but the reason im here is to ask for some fe...
It's hard to decide isn't it? I thought most women did have reconstruction, and that I was the odd one out, but no, lots of us don't. I didn't ever feel strongly in favour - I didn't fancy implant replacements when nearly 80, and didn't want any more surgery if I could avoid it. Mainly, I didn't have a problem about how I looked, but it's very easy to understand that's a big issue for many women, particularly after bilateral mastectomies. Many women are very glad that they did have reconstruction, irrespective of time, cost and procedures but no-one loses out with more information. Like chemo though, you may not really know how you will feel till you try. So my only wish, in addition to the practical suggestions already made, is for women to know a bit more about living without breasts as an option too.