Freaking out about Mastectomy
Hi Everyone, So, My surgery is booked for 27th March, which is next
Monday. I had no choice, Right mastectomy. The surgeon suggested immediate recon with air inflatable tissue
expander to be repl...
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@Bon Bon, that is the short stick in the pile !! :-E
i too had mastectomy (L) and expander, started chemo and then got a bug.
Raging fever, emergency admit. IV anti's and plastic surgeon decided on surgery with washout with hope of keeping expander.
Prior to theatre we discussed that it may have to come out and try again later.
I left the final decision at time of surgery to him. Ended up losing it.
He was very disappointed but bottom line for him was, don't risk disrupting chemo and compromise first priority....cure and wellness.
Am happy to have put my trust in him. Now finished 6 months of chemo and returning to surgery in 2 weeks for expander (L) and prophylactic (R) mastectomy with straight to implant.
This time, knowing that not everything goes to plan but hoping it does..
Hope you're back on track soon. :)
A.
i too had mastectomy (L) and expander, started chemo and then got a bug.
Raging fever, emergency admit. IV anti's and plastic surgeon decided on surgery with washout with hope of keeping expander.
Prior to theatre we discussed that it may have to come out and try again later.
I left the final decision at time of surgery to him. Ended up losing it.
He was very disappointed but bottom line for him was, don't risk disrupting chemo and compromise first priority....cure and wellness.
Am happy to have put my trust in him. Now finished 6 months of chemo and returning to surgery in 2 weeks for expander (L) and prophylactic (R) mastectomy with straight to implant.
This time, knowing that not everything goes to plan but hoping it does..
Hope you're back on track soon. :)
A.