Emotional speed bumps
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to prepare for life post-mastectomy. I got my diagnosis a week ago and have been managing well, but then I tried to join a FB group for people going flat and got hit...
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Hello Hope,
So sorry to hear that you have a cancer diagnosis.
i had a single mastectomy 18 months ago. I stayed flat and no lymph nodes were involved so I made a good recovery.
Some resources you might like : I rang the breast cancer network info line and they sent me a post surgery bra and some softees to wear until I could wear a prosthetic.
Medicare will cover $400.00 every two years to help with the cost of a prostetic.
Getting my Silicon prosthetic was a turning point for my recovery, it felt like my old breast and restored some of my confidence.
i can suggest a great lingerie place that helped me with fittings and got me some really pretty bras.
iveven splurged and got a prostetic that host in my mastectomy bathers.
Emotionally I went from being told I wold need a lumpectomy to being told I needed a mastectomy, I was really sad, I was launched into a foreign world of “what if people notice etc”.
Eighteen months later I have adjusted, and so will you.
Good luck for your surgery, you are not alone💕💕