Newbie with Questions about Surfing/Water

Hi there @ShellSurfing welcome to the forum. You’ve had some awesome advice so far. I’ll touch on the mastectomy side of things as the girls have the exercise sorted.  I had triple neg BC. Left boob stage 2a grade 3 (3cm tumor) aged 43 may 2016 (nearly 2 years cancer free) I had 8 lymph nodes removed  that were all clear all scans clear too. I could of just had a lumpectomy but chose to have a mastectomy so I could avoid radiation and my guts told me too. I had 8 rounds of chemo. Rads would mean daily trips to RBWH (brisbane) also which is a nightmare for me. I also took the other boob off as a prophylaxis even though I was told it wasn’t necessary.I just trusted my guts again on that one

.Mastectomies are a very personal choice and everyone is different. I took both off as that’s what I wanted to do and no regrets from me. But that’s not necessarily what you should do at all but it is an option. I only had itty bitty titties so I’m ok with it. My advice to you would be to check your options about immediate recon. In hindsight I wish I’d done that for a few reasons. The wait times in qld are ridiculous. I’ve been waiting 2 years and just saw the surgeon the other week it will be at least another 12 months before the first surgery can happen and with you having bigger boobs this might me a good choice for you. Yo can join the breast recon group for advice too. Otherwise a prosthetic can be an option to weigh things up if you chose not to go down that path. Keep us posted how you go. Trust your gut listen to your body and you will know when it’s a good time to get back into the water too. Big hug. Margie xx