I had a wide local excision in March this year. I have very small breasts (A cup) and had a very large lump (including margins, I had 7cms of tissue removed plus the major ducts). To try to prevent too much of a dent in my breast the surgeon also removed a large eclipse of skin. The lump was in my left breast, to the left of the nipple, and the side of my breast, from the nipple outwards, is now completely empty (basically, I've lost about half of my breast)
As you can probably imagine, my breasts are now very uneven, the left one is noticeably smaller, half empty and much higher than the right (healthy) breast. I've been told by a breast care nurse that in a few months I can be referred for reconstruction but the thought of further surgery is too much for me right now.
I'm finding the changes to my body extremely distressing and I'm hoping there are women here who can help me understand what to expect as the breast heals. Will my left breast 'drop' a little over the months? Will my body put a little fat into the hollow of the left breast? When will my nipple stop feeling sore to the touch? (it was cut around to remove the major ducts) How the hell do I come to terms with all of this and deal with the emotional shock of the surgery and the after effects? Any other advice/info on healing and what to expect regarding how it might look long term?
Naid x
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Hi Helen, your reply has made me realise how hard I've been on myself!
I love the idea of junior boogie!!! You're right, she needs bit more TLC right now, but is still one of the team. I'm going to work on that as a way of accepting the changes. I'll probably request a plastic surgery consult in the autumn just to see what options there are. I really don't think I want more surgery, so I'll ask about lipofilling (although I'm very skinny so there might not be enough fat anywhere to fill the gap, but who knows, plenty of wine and chocolate might solve that problem 
)
love and hugs xxx
I have just worked out a new way to even up the boobies.
I bought some bandeau top things last year and they had padding in them bit like what you get in a swimming Cossie. I never used the padding but luckily kept them in my draw. So today I have put one in my post surgery bra, it has pockets inside, and my boobs are now equal again.
It feels great 
post surgery bras were £5 from Asda xx
, that looks useful. Is the padding quite rigid/full? ie would there be space for my half boob?
I started swimming again a couple of weeks ago. I treated myself to a new swimsuit from TK Maxx, it has moulded cups which hide my tiny half boob. I popped my swimsuit on, had a quick look in the changing room mirror and got into the pool feeling confident. Only to discover, once the swimsuit was wet, the moulded cup folded inwards and stuck to my scar - fully accentuating my lack of boob! 
(I laugh now, but I was pretty devastated at the time). This week I pulled the padding out of an old bra and stuck that into the cup of my swimsuit but it kept shifting around and I spent half my time fiddling around with it and worrying it would come out completely and sink! The padding you have looks like it might work better - can you remember where you got the bandeau tops from? I'll hunt around for something similar xx
Hehe!!! moomy i bought a pack of 3 last week, primark will be having a rush on there padded none wired bras 
I have always had wires but don't think they'll feel very comfy under my arm now, so have bought the padded without wires. The only issue is they only do up to a 36 back so as i have a bit of blubber i've bought some bra extensions to make them more comfortable.
There's nothing we can't do :O)
