Hi, After suffering back ache and shoulder pain for some considerable time, I decided to have a breast reduction, I had the op end of September, the surgeon sent the tissue for testing, and a few weeks ago during an appointment to have the dressings changed, I was so shocked and devastated to be diagnosed with 10cm DCIS on the left side. I had a mammogram in June 2021 and it showed nothing. I have to have a mastectomy and (currently debating) reconstruction surgery. But unfortunately at the moment I cannot have the surgery as the reduction surgery wounds are not healed. It’s taking a long time as the reduction was so big H - C cup. I have been backwards and forwards to hospital, trying to speed up the healing, as I need to have a mammogram on the right side as, whilst there was none found in what they took away, they obviously need to check for cancer on the right side, but I can’t have this until it’s all healed. I also have to have a sentinel Lymph node biopsy to check that it hasn’t spread beyond the breast, which the surgeon is trying to organise asap. So at the moment I don’t know whether I am coming or going, or when appointments/surgery is going to be. I have seen the reconstruction surgeon already about a DIEP reconstruction and am seeing him again on 8th December, I have read through some of the messages on here and am now more drawn towards having the reconstruction, but if they find cancer in the right side and have to have a double mastectomy I’m not so sure about having a double reconstruction, has anyone had a double DIEP reconstruction and can tell me how it was? Sounds like such a big op with a long recovery. Thank you.
No it doesn’t! Just means you are super special and sensitive. Fingers crossed that the healing gets done soon and then you can start your next journey. 
Evajean xx
