Recon experiences...
Evening, I have been diagnosed with stage 2 invasive carcinoma, I had a right breast mastectomy on Tuesday 2/4 with expanders, with the intention of further surgery to remove left and undergo diep rec...
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Hi Mic8, I’ve had a slightly different experience. I had double mx with expanders put in last Aug. 6 weeks later I was ready to swap to implants but a really bad antibiotic resistant infection set in and the expanders were removed. I stayed boobless until just last week and loved not having to wear a bra, which I couldn’t with prosthetics anyway due to excess. However with 2 sports mad teens, I felt incredibly self conscious at events in front of other kids and their parents.
Plus every time I looked in the mirror I thought of my cancer. 9 days ago and 5kg later, I had DIEP, which in the lead up to I had been pretty ambivalent about, as having no boobs was pretty comfortable but my chest with the spare skin tucked in looked horrifying, so I really wasn’t expecting much could be done.
But right now I’m sitting here with cleavage again that is plump, warm and wobbles with circular scars that are essentially only slightly larger than my original nipples, and I could jump through the roof with happiness ( if it didn’t hurt so much!). I really had no idea I would feel this good because I had no idea such a good outcome could be achieved, but it’s like my cancer body has gone and mentally I can put this year behind me and get on with my life, because it’s not on hold because of cancer. For what it’s worth, the pain of DIEP is absolutely nothing compared to expanders. Good luck with your decision, but as others have said, there is always time to take your time with decisions.
Plus every time I looked in the mirror I thought of my cancer. 9 days ago and 5kg later, I had DIEP, which in the lead up to I had been pretty ambivalent about, as having no boobs was pretty comfortable but my chest with the spare skin tucked in looked horrifying, so I really wasn’t expecting much could be done.
But right now I’m sitting here with cleavage again that is plump, warm and wobbles with circular scars that are essentially only slightly larger than my original nipples, and I could jump through the roof with happiness ( if it didn’t hurt so much!). I really had no idea I would feel this good because I had no idea such a good outcome could be achieved, but it’s like my cancer body has gone and mentally I can put this year behind me and get on with my life, because it’s not on hold because of cancer. For what it’s worth, the pain of DIEP is absolutely nothing compared to expanders. Good luck with your decision, but as others have said, there is always time to take your time with decisions.