Sunday, November 22, 2009
You’re having a mastectomy, and you’ve decided on reconstruction – but what kind? This information on implant vs. body tissue reconstruction should help you make up your mind. Q. I’m having a mastectomy, and I don’t really want to just leave it at that. But I also don&rs...
As a breast cancer survivor with a bilateral masectomy, I had chosen silicone implants.
I ended up having several infections, discomfort and eight surgreies. My masectomy was musch easier then implants!
I then chose diep flap surgery, using my own tisssue and fat. What a relief!
No more foriegn objects in my body! The surgery was long, 11 hours, and the recovery was 2 months. I had a great medical team and trusted my doctor.
For me the diep flap was the better choice.Which I realized after the fact as I was not the person to have implants!
The one suggestion I have for any woman choosing breast reconstruction is to fully look into all your options, talk to different doctors and other women
Thanks for sharing your thoughts here - we all manage to have our own personal cancer experience, don't we? I'm glad your DIEP went well - it's a tough surgery, but well worth it, in my opinion. Take care- PJH