Yet another breast reconstruction procedure...sigh
This is the fourth. Lat flap, tissue expander, breast implant.
My implant, put in last December, was sitting too low. So my doctor reseated it and used a biological mesh to hold it in place. The area is still damaged from radiation and there is basically nothing to keep it in place. He also did some fat transfer (lipo from lower belly) to add a little bit of volume up high on both sides.
I'll be doing a stint as mother of the bride next year (in Hawaii if all goes well, pandemic-wise), and I really hope to be looking symmetical by then.
Just to rehash, I was treated for breast cancer in 2016, and I honestly did not expect things to take this long.
Now to get through the digestive issues from antibiotics and manage the discomfort without taking too much pain medication.
Angelina and Julia sure made it look easy!
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I had two reconstruction surgeries to make me look right. I had the tummy tuck version. My hospital experience was less than stellar. From the time I was first diagnosed to the day of my last surgery it was two years. An experience I got through, but I wouldn’t wish on anybody. I honestly don’t know how any woman can hold down a job if she has to go through this, I was such a mess. Ten years of anti estrogen pills after that with their own slew of side effects. Well I’m lucky I can look back on the whole thing, now. Pretty soon, you will be able to, too. Hang in there.
