Early days
Hello world,
I am writing my first post here in a wave of emotions including confusion, despair, anger and frustration.
This whole journey began quite unexpectedly. Back in March this year I had ...
Forum Discussion
One thing to be aware of is if you have radiation after a mastectomy, your options of reconstruction will be limited. Have they mentioned reconstruction at any stage? You are able to have immediate reconstruction at the time of mastectomy, there is a group on this site that is called Breast Reconstruction. You will need to join and post your questions there for answers.
You may not be thinking this far ahead at this stage, but this is an option that I think at 45 you might consider.
As Sue has said, you have time to consider all your options, and make sure they are offering all your options. If not get a second opinion.
Candice