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What makes you have a reconstruction?
I had a mastectomy done and didn't choose implant or reconstruction as I had wanted to get into surgery quickly before Xmas. I didn't want to see a plastic surgeon as it was so close to Xmas and was f...
Hi @au0rei, I originally had lumpectomy & then mastectomy. I wasn't offered reconstruction at the same time as I was having lymph node clearance & it was quite urgent. This was August last year. All being well in July I am having the other breast removed & double reconstruction purely for aesthetic reasons. I hate wearing a prosthesis & hate looking at the scar everyday, just want to feel a bit normal.