Resizing the other breast after lumpectomy
My surgery has left me with two very different sized breasts. The surgeon has suggested I have the bigger, non-affected breast (GG) reduced to match my now cancer free breast (E-F).
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I am so hearing you, try exercising with one big boob and a little one, to which one do you fit your bra? The big one gets squashed and the little one has no support, it was all a bit of a nightmare. My Oncologist suggested I wear two bras, one for each?
Throughout my treatment I have gone public, and have had the best of treatment. I went private for radiation because I am in a rural area and that was my only choice or drive 4hours for the 15min session. The out of cost was in the thousands.
The personally think the BCNA need to reword their booklet and this site to include ladies who have lumpectomies. Breast Conservation is now the standard preferred treatment for the newer trained and younger surgeons. Without talking to other ladies on this site I would have read the book, read their reconstruction page on this site and assumed that because I had not had a mastectomy that I was not eligible through the public system for reconstruction or as I call it deconstruction.
Was the wait 12months from completion of radiation? I know that surgeons do not like to operate on anyone who has a BMI over 30. Are you in Melbourne? If so you can get a referral to the Austin Hospital Plastics Unit, and have your name placed on the waiting list. They have 2 or 3 brilliant plastics surgeons who are from the Hawthorn Group (you can Google them). If you need any assistance as to how to go about this and who to see let me know.
I am so pleased with my two matching breasts, I feel like I can now move on from this horrid rollercoaster. Perhaps I should put up some photo’s so that others can see the final outcome.
Take care
Viv