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 had a double mastectomy with immediate implant recon. Cancer was in the left but I chose to have the right removed also due to family history and the fact that my breasts were very dense so my cancer was difficult to find. We knew it was likely that I would need radiotherapy so my surgeon didn’t want to do a flap (my own tissue recon) initially even though I would have been a good candidate if I didn’t need radiotherapy. My surgery was 1 year ago and I have some capsular contracture on the left due to the radiotherapy. It’s not too bad and under clothes you can’t tell. It feels a bit tight but not painfull. The plan is to have a double diep recon in a few years when I’m ready, and that will hopefully be my final surgery. Like you I had chemo before my surgery. Good luck and best wishes to you