Hi
Can I ask if anyone has had this combination of surgery for DCIS in one breast (where removal of a quarter of the breast is necessary, plus reduction) and multifocal cancer in the other breast, where mastectomy is needed - so considering implant. In particular, how did the implant go - even if this was some time in the past.
Hi Venicelagoon Sorry you haven't had a reply yet, sometimes posts get a little lost in this group because it is so busy.
My sister had a double mastectomy with implants just over a year ago. She did amazingly well, and I was quite shocked that she was discharged from hospital the same day. She had drains in for about a week, and had a nurse coming in every day, but recovered very well.
Hopefully others will be along shortly to share their own personal experience with you.
Wishing you all the best for your surgery x
Thank you so much for your much needed and really encouraging response. Very interested also to see the very good effects of Letrozole for you, which I have just started taking too. Have had to make choice of DIEP or implants or going flat, which is really difficult decision. Feeling a bit fed up about it all.
Hi because of the multifocal was you advised mastectomy. I am currently awaiting results, just wondered if this surgery was recommended for multifocal. Was your areas large. Best Wishes xx
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