Reconstruction not what I was told to expect.
I’m near the end after a double mastectomy 2 and a half years ago with failed reconstruction. 10 operations later and I have died flap reconstruction 4 or 5 rounds of fat grafting (I’ve lost count), t...
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@Jess33 I am so sorry to hear this.
Where are you located? You can add this to your profile and ladies can give you more targeted advice.
I am in a Sydney and had my DIEP surgery just over 2 years ago.
I was very anxious about the whole thing especially as it was not “ essential” surgery.
It all worked out ok but my surgeon did advise me that all surgery carries risks and that things do sometimes go wrong despite the best of care and attention.
It is a big complex surgery that’s for sure.
Seeing a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress would be important and if you haven’t listened to the Charlotte Tottman podcasts on here “ What they don’t tell you until they do” are very helpful / she is a psychologist specialzing in cancer related distress who got breast cancer herself.
Also it might be worth getting a second opinion from another plastic surgeon who specialises in DIEP display surgery - I can recommend the one who did mine but that would only work if you are in Sydney.
Take care and remember you are more than the sum total of your visible body parts - my hubby said when I was told I needed a mastectomy “ well it’s not like they are essential organs”.
Thats not to minimize the emotional distress you are going through but life goes on after this diagnosis and we all have to find a way to get through it as best we can.
🌺
Where are you located? You can add this to your profile and ladies can give you more targeted advice.
I am in a Sydney and had my DIEP surgery just over 2 years ago.
I was very anxious about the whole thing especially as it was not “ essential” surgery.
It all worked out ok but my surgeon did advise me that all surgery carries risks and that things do sometimes go wrong despite the best of care and attention.
It is a big complex surgery that’s for sure.
Seeing a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress would be important and if you haven’t listened to the Charlotte Tottman podcasts on here “ What they don’t tell you until they do” are very helpful / she is a psychologist specialzing in cancer related distress who got breast cancer herself.
Also it might be worth getting a second opinion from another plastic surgeon who specialises in DIEP display surgery - I can recommend the one who did mine but that would only work if you are in Sydney.
Take care and remember you are more than the sum total of your visible body parts - my hubby said when I was told I needed a mastectomy “ well it’s not like they are essential organs”.
Thats not to minimize the emotional distress you are going through but life goes on after this diagnosis and we all have to find a way to get through it as best we can.
🌺