Choosing Implant or Prosthesis
Hi Everyone I was diagnosed with BC in November and have just finished 8 Dose Dense Chemo Treatments. I got though that OK without any real serious side effects but the tumour didn't shrink as much a...
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I initially thought that I would do reconstruction but my pathway was mastectomy - chemo - radiotherapy - hormone therapy. By the time I got through all that I had been living with one breast for long enough to feel that I was ok with just a prosthesis.
I was a 14D at the beginning of the whole process but ended up a 12C in the remaining breast by the time I lost 9kg after treatment finished. Something else to consider as implants do not change with body weight changes.
I know I always have the option to do reconstruction but almost 5 years after my mastectomy I am content with things just the way they are. I swim a lot in summer and find that the swimming prosthesis is just fine with a good mastectomy swimsuit. I actually also use the swimming prosthesis in a sports bra most of the time. It suits my lifestyle and is very comfortable. I don’t know whether I will bother getting another ‘proper’ prosthesis as I so rarely use the one I have now.
Lots of options, it’s just a matter of working out the best one for you.
xxx
I was a 14D at the beginning of the whole process but ended up a 12C in the remaining breast by the time I lost 9kg after treatment finished. Something else to consider as implants do not change with body weight changes.
I know I always have the option to do reconstruction but almost 5 years after my mastectomy I am content with things just the way they are. I swim a lot in summer and find that the swimming prosthesis is just fine with a good mastectomy swimsuit. I actually also use the swimming prosthesis in a sports bra most of the time. It suits my lifestyle and is very comfortable. I don’t know whether I will bother getting another ‘proper’ prosthesis as I so rarely use the one I have now.
Lots of options, it’s just a matter of working out the best one for you.
xxx