Too fat for reconstruction?
I recently had a visit with the specialist GP assigned to me at the hospital where I've been having treatment. I had a mastectomy last June. We started discussing whether or not I'd be interested in ...
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No the BMI looks right when I checked. Amazingly I am categorised as 'obese' although I fit into size 12-14 at the moment. Before my diagnosis I was 10-12. I suppose if I was 47kg I might be 'normal'. If you were to see me you wouldn't call me obese that's for sure! I do not smoke and have always been fit, active and healthy.
We did discuss all options but I might not be suitable for the Diep because of a hysterectomy scar so she tells me. So it would likely be an implant. She is going to refer me to the plastic surgeons so I will wait til I find out more. In the mean time all I can do is try to lose some weight anyway.
Helen