Chrisy
12 years agoMember
Hormone Drugs
Here I am after first opp. June 2011 lumpectomy, second opp. removal of left breast, more had to be taken. Chemo from August to December 2011, Radiotherapy January 2012 to February. Took Tamoxifen si...
I feel for you so much. It's so hard trying to make decisions and making sure they are the right ones. I'm sending you a link to a wonderful group called Breast Reconstruction http://www.bcna.org.au/group/61026. The group was started by Louise Turner back in July this year. I was the first to join as Louise was a wonderful support to me when I was so undecided about reconstruction and had so many questions and she was so generous with sharing her story as she'd been down this path before me. We both felt that there was not enough information for Australian women about 'real' women's experiences with reconstruction and Louise formed the group. It has now 167 members which is sad really that there are so many women going through BC but also confirms the fact that we are certainly not alone. Many of us have benefited from the shared experiences here (thanks Louie).
Chris there is a wealth of information, advice and stories here and I'd urge you to join. The group is totally private and only open to its members to view the posts. There are photo stories, one of which is about my own experience with DIEP/TRAM flap recon as well as many others with different procedures. Once you have joined, you can find posts by 'filter by tag' which is on the right hand side of the blog pages. This group of beautiful women have supported, encouraged and listened to each other and I for one am so glad Louie had the foresight to create it.
I'm sure you'll find what's right for you Chris.
Love Janey xxx