Recurrence of Breast cancer .... 12 months on

Hi SandyB, I am also a public patient and have seen the plastic surgeon. He is happy to do a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction which is the plan for me. I wanted bilateral mastectomy from the beginning because I was freaked out, my cancer is only in one breast, so the other mastectomy is elective but they will do it all at once. I am having Diep flap (own tissue) reconstruction. You should not be denied this because you are a public patient, that's not right. Especially as this is a recurrence, you need this. You should be able to keep your dignity, it's bad enough you have cancer in the first place, I wish you all the best Kate xo