Awaiting mastectomy and reconstruction

Hi Rachel,

I've just found your post as I am new to the sight, due to being advised that it is highly likely that I will be having a mastectomy .  I am so, so, so scared and the thought of being in surgery for so long and the recovery is absolutely crippling me.  I know I am lucky in a lot of ways, but I think it is ok to still freak out about the unknowns.  Reading your post and knowing that you have been through this so recently is assuring me.  I too have young boys and the thought of not being with them is awful. Now that you are on the other side of surgery, do you have any words of wisdom for someone about to experience what you did.  I am also in Adelaide.