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Blister
5 years agoMember
Reconstruction Costs
Don’t know why or what planet I was on, but I thought if you had breast cancer your reconstruction would be covered, as it wasn’t classed as cosmetic surgery. Well apparently I am so wrong. If I was...
Afraser
5 years agoMember
A prosthesis is worthwhile even as a shorter term measure while you consider reconstruction. I had to use a soft pad for an extended period while something else got sorted out and its ‘floating’ quality was irritating, to put it nicely. A proper prosthesis fixed my out of balance spine and stayed put! I was never sure about reconstruction (the whole idea, more surgery as well as cost). As I have found a prosthesis simple, easy and completely acceptable, I will remain unreconstructed. Best wishes.