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Double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction
Hi all, new member of this exclusive club nobody wants to be a part of! Just found out the lump in my right breast is cancer 5 days ago. I’m 43 and considered young for cancer (how nice… been a while...
https://www.bcna.org.au/resources/surgery-and-breast-reconstruction/breast-reconstruction/
Welcome to the forum
From your post it sounds like you've made your preferred choice of reconstruction
The link above gives an overview of all choices
Reconstruction surgery is a discussion to be had with your treating Surgeon. As someone commented earlier, after tests it was determined they were not a candidate for DIEP surgery
https://www.bcna.org.au/resources/about-breast-cancer/types-and-subtypes-of-breast-cancer/
There are many types of Breast Cancer. The link above will give you some understanding for when your results are in
Take care