Why I'm not having breast reconstruction
It’s one week since I found out I need a mastectomy. It feels like a month!Last Wednesday when my surgeon explained that the pathology on the surgery I’d had the week before revealed invasive cancer,...
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Hi Meg,
You must be incredibly relieved to have reached your decision. It is truly astounding how the plastic surgeon spoke to you, they must just lose sight of how insensitive they can be.
Good luck for your surgery, I recall an intense emotional response post surgery and heard it is very common as your body reacts to the loss of the breasts. This really knocked me over for a week or so. Though I am not sure if we ever really get over it all.
All the best, Louie xxx