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Perth Reconstruction Support Group Lunch
Our next lunch will be Saturday 31st July 12:30pm at The Herdsman Lake Tavern 33 Herdsman Parade Wembley. It’s all very informal - we buy our own food/drink, sit around a big table & share our reconstruction experiences. New Ladies bring your questions and hopefully we can give you the answers/reassurance you’re looking…
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Overwhelmed
I have just been diagnosed a few weeks ago and will undergo a mastectomy and breast reconstruction later this week. At times it feels so surreal and then there is a sudden sense of feeling so overwhelmed and it is so all consuming. Then find myself trying to keep "busy" and maybe that is my way of avoiding confronting the…
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Breast recon - fat grafting
Hi all I’m considering fat grafting as my sole reconstruction choice and keen to hear about anyone else’s experiences. I’m leaning that way for a few reasons; very small framed and I’m happy with just filling out my chest shape rather than full on cleavage, my chest is deformed due to scoliosis so implants won’t look right…
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Single or double mastectomy?
On the 27th of March this year I was manning a stand at the Every Woman Expo. Our stand was right next to the breast screen truck. I’m 46 years old, no family history and had been told in a health assessment I didn’t need to start having mammos until I was 50. I work with nurses who were there and a couple of us decided to…
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Graphic photo - 2nd day after mastectomy - is this normal?
Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice. I had a single skin/nipple sparing mastectomy 2 days ago (16th April), with an expander. I’ve just had a look and it looks terrible. I don’t mind the bruising, but I’m concerned about how pink/red & warm the skin is getting. The skin is also becoming more and more numb. & the…
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TRAM reconstruction surgeon - Sydney or Melbourne
so my self imposed 5 year milestone is coming up post triple negative BC. Looking for a good surgeon to do a TRAM recon on a masectomy. My beautiful friend no longer with me had an amazing one done by guy in Melbourne, o have been looking at option in Newcastle (not comfortable based on comparison) so looking for…
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Upcoming masectomy
Hi all, Second time around for me unfortunately. Diagnosed 2016, Triple Negative breast cancer aged 37. Gene tested, negative result. Full treatment and got to almost 4 years cancer free. Fast forward to November 2020, routine check up to discover an anomaly. 2 weeks later to find out its back and I had a 1.7cm tumour,…