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Bilateral / Prophylactic Mastectomy in Public System
Hi, I am new to this network and very much appreciate the insight and guidance shared.
On 27th June 2014, I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma along with focal areas of LCIS in my left b...
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Thanks so much Sonya for the detailed information - all extremely valuable to me, given that distance and frequency of appointments must be factored into the equation. As mentioned in my reply to Louise (x) I would be more than happy to have the bilateral mastecomy and no reconstruction initiated for a couple of years - which would certainly be the case, going public (I have heard that a patient can sign a form pre-op requesting to be added to the waiting list for recon and that wait is currently 2 years).
Your mobility 4 weeks post op sounds the level I would aim for ... with improvements every week. Again, I thank you for taking the time (during your recovery) to detail your experiene - every comment from the ladies on this site is either stored in my "valuable info" mental file, or is felt as a "gentle cyber hug" at just the right time x