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...
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hi there I chose to have Left mastectomy may last year to avoid the rads and only had chemo, then by choice took the right one off in November last year as a preventative even though my surgeon said I didn't have too I just chose to lessen that risk myself, and I trusted my gut with that one too for some reason I just knew that was the right decision for me and don't regret it, I was sure at 44 I didn't want a reconstruction but after sourcing the prosthetics which look and feel real, I find I am a bit limited in what I can wear with them as they have to sit in special bras, and after doing some shopping post chemo as I lost 10 kgs there isn't much that sits right across my chest as I have no boobs there to fill out the tops etc and I just want a little something there up top now. Margie