would like to chat
Hi I am facing a mastectomy in the near future and would love to chat to other women who have had mastectomies recently as well as reconstructions. I would like to find out other women's experiences ...
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I only had one breast removed ... my lobular carcinoma was multifocal but I was told there was no real need to have the other breast off too. I have not had a reconstruction. In fact, I was not offered that option. My surgeon felt it was better to wait firstly to see if I needed more treatment and secondly because evidently there are more complications if it is done straight away. I haven't decided yet about reconstruction in the future ... I will give it a little while and see how I feel. My hubby is very supportive either way. I have now been fitted with a prosthesis which a good friend tells me I will get used to quite quickly. At the moment I'm only wearing it a few hours a day as my incision is stil a little sensitive.
Please feel free to ask anything else you like and all the best with your surgery.
Sheila xo