Therapeutic mammoplasty

Hi I have had this surgery, what advice are you needing please xx

Hi,thanks for replying, I was offered this,reconstruction, or mastectomy 

Just a bit worried about the healing of it,with the 't'

I had a lumpectomy and bilateral mammoplasty in mid February.  My wounds healed well, and I've had a very good cosmetic outcome.  

Yes I did, on the left side (this was before they found another cancer on the right side). I was reduced from a D to a B, so that I could maintain a breast on that left side. My surgeon told me the surgery was very complex and they had to rearrange a lot of tissue, which was why I suffered a lot of pain post operatively. Now I’ve had a mastectomy on the other side, with an implant, it looks pretty good. My left nipple is distorted by a scar and is permanently erect, and doesn’t have much sensation, and my breast is little sunken in the middle. I’ve been offered fat transfer but I don’t know if I can be bothered just to have a more rounded breast. 

At first it was weird seeing myself relatively flat chested instead of wearing underwired D/DD bras and looking busty. But now I’m more used to it. I’ve changed my style of dress, going for the Lagenlook style and am embracing the new me. It’s a small price to pay for getting through cancer

Hi  I had the t junction scar. It did go abit swishy, but healed fine. Lost abit of sensation in the nipple area and did go down about 3 sizes. I am pleased with my new size, I struggled so much with back ache before because of my large breasts. I did have to had a masecton on my  cancer side because they could not get clear margins on my area of dcis. So have a tissue expander at the moment, while I have radiotherapy. I have requested to go on my plastic surgeons list for a diep. xx

Thanks for the reply,thought I was just having a lumpectomy tbh,but don't think it's an option,they have to remove quite a large lump.im so worried about it all,should be having the op next Thursday 

Thanks for getting  in touch,my head is so mixed up,op should be next Thursday, so nervous, I've never had a general before either.goodness knows how I'm going to get through it.

You've been through so much ,hope you're  OK

You wonder where you get your strength from some days

Thanks for replying 

I was given 3 choices,I have a 6cm tumour plus I need lymph node removal

Told I'll need radiotherapy after plus maybe Chemo then Herceptin for 10 years

Not thought of anything else since my diagnosis, it takes over your life

Is that size with dcis n invasive. My invasive was 20mm and then I had widespread dcis. Both grade 2 lymph nodes clear. I was her2 positive so had chemo and herceptin. Having no 8 of 9 herceptin on Friday then starting radiotherapy in afew weeks. It does take over your life, but take one day at a time. Here if you need any advice or a chat xxx

Hi Kittycougar, I had this done in February....I was diagnosed with papillary breast cancer,  I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal as well as Therapeutic mammoplasty on both breasts..  They removed 3 lumps 47mm 20mm and 13mm and the margins are all good and nodes clear.  I was an H cup now and E and have to say results are excellent for a 59 year old not sure the boobs have ever been this perky .  I finished radiotherapy last week and so far only pink skin so hoping that is as bad as it gets...  Also on Anastrazole for next 5 years.  I'm glad it was all done at same time as they did talk about removing cancer and doing one side and the other 6 to 12 months later.

Good luck with your treatment.