Was planning to have reconstruction from tummy flap but surgeon was horrified yesterday that I had plans to return to openwater swimming (and diving, snorkeling body boarding too) once healed. After wards I went for my potentially last swim before lymph removal on 11th April and this is the most upset I've been and first tears. I absolutely cannot trust myself to not swim in lakes or sea again.
My question is, is the risk of infection less to worry about if I go flat? My main reason for reconstruction was that I couldn't be bothered to faff about with a prosthesis when getting changed outdoors. I'm 61 and not that bothered about how I look just how I function.
