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Re: 3 weeks post Bilateral DIEP breast recon
I havnt been given any?! well just told to walk, breathe and try stand up straight. Which I’m doing all of the above. i had a double mast last year and had temp expanders ( so my upper body feels pretty good, iv got good range) it’s just the tightness that when I stand straight it makes me feel I’m gonna pop open from the seem 😬( sorry for graphic wording) I’m just a real literal person and I like to be told what to do so I can hit targets. Thanks for response x9Views0likes0Comments3 weeks post Bilateral DIEP breast recon
Hi. I finally did my DIEP op. I procrastinated for ages and it feels so good to have it over and done with im 3 weeks post op, I think I’m recovering well but you know how you don’t “really” know. I get mixed advice but I’m off the pain meds which is a positive. I’m still not standing straight though. I’m close but it’s a xhallenge. I really have to focus to lengthen and I’m pretty slow walking around but Iv been walking around the block and walking around the shops but I’m not straight and I’m slow is this ok or should I be straight and walking normal? what point did you lay flat with no pillow under knees? im showering without my surgical suit (was anyone else’s belly flakey? Like swap skin?) im just mindful I don’t want to over do it but I want to make sure I’m doing enough380Views0likes10Comments- 48Views0likes0Comments
Re: No reconstruction after double mast
@Sister, your right. It’s the whole honestly with self thing. I’ll admit I put my bathers on yesterday and looked in the mirror and admired my curves and thought how I would feel without them. I googled images on no reconstruction and tried to picture those images as me. if I choose no reconstruction I know it won’t be easy in fact I think it will be mentally as hard as DIEP would be physically hard and it would force me To have allot of growth in the self love department to work through but I see such a deeper beauty in that. ( if I can achieve that though) I think to go without the recon is such a brave thing. It symbolises to me a depth of self love and acceptance of the journey you have been on and how strong you must be to move forward and focus on the more important things in life. The less sufferficial things. I often have moments like you where I grieve my “old self” so many changes and forced changes, but gratitude after for life. @sister next time you pic up a top and have a tear, think of me and admirable I am of you and how I think your amazing and your pretty awesome. Lovibg yourself for you you are, rather than what you look like is soooo powerful to me. i think if I’m honest I want to choose no reconstruction, I think I’d be prouder of myself but my vanity is getting in the way and that annoys me because it’s not something I can easily reverse. thank you so much for your reply it helped me realise allot xxx you are wonderful @sister4Views2likes0CommentsRe: No reconstruction after double mast
@Zoffiel sorry to hear your troubles. How bad are they! That for your advice. It’s nice to hear people who can relate. No one understands and I feel so alone sometimes. I really appreciate the responses. Good luck ladies with your journeys and thanks again x5Views2likes0CommentsRe: No reconstruction after double mast
To be honest I had decided for no reconstruction but my surgeon insisted I have temp implants to keep my option open for DIEP. I had worked myself to be ok with nothing and now I have implants with spared skin and nipple ( I like the look of them but they are problematic and I have lymphodema) and now I can’t help but wish I had of done as I wanted originally and just not had any reconstruction at all because now I have to go into surgery to have what I didn’t really want anyway removed. i do worry about reoccurrence and it’s just so frustrating thank you everyone for your reply’s x6Views0likes0Comments
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