Hi Anita
You need to ask your surgeon why you can't have immediate recon - there may be a valid reason based on your treatment plan -
There are a lot of options in relation to reconstruction and you may find it useful to join the breast reconstruction group to gain some firsthand experiences of the different options.
It can also be a bit more complex than just one op depending on your path...
I am currently going through the process now following bilateral mastectomy and immediate recon with expanders in June this year. I had fat graft surgery yesterday an will need another in about six weeks followed by exchange to implants and then nipple reconstruction. It is in reality a 12 month process for me with several surgeries.
Every person is different and each process and surgeon can be different also so you need to ask a lot of questions. Many breast surgeons don't do reaconstruction it requires a plastic surgeon an private or public can also be different. I am a public patient but needed to go to a different hospital to get reconstruction options I wanted.
Good luck
Chris
