Hi, I'm struggling to find anyone who has had radiotherapy after a Masectomy with DIEP Reconstruction. I'm keen to understand how this may impact my reconstructed boob.
Hopefully you feel more positive by Belliboos' account of her own experience. Do bear in mind though, that everyone will have their own experience and yours may well be different. Hopefully, you will also be able to have a good and frank discussion with your own breast care nurse as to what to expect and to discuss all the potential possibilities as to how your breast may be affected.
Sometimes you won't necessarily see any immediate changes to the breast after radiotherapy, but over the years there may be hardening, discolouration or shrinkage. This won't happen to everyone , but it's important to know that these are possibilities.
The Breast Cancer Now website may also be able to put you in touch with some people who have also had the radiotherapy after a Diep on their Someone Like Me service here
Thank you so much Wanda for your informed response. I'd much rather know what to look out for as possibilities despite knowing that, as you say, all of our experiences are different.
I have heard of that service and so I will now explore that too. Thank you again.
Thank you so much Wanda for your informed response. I'd much rather know what to look out for as possibilities despite knowing that, as you say, all of our experiences are different.
I have heard of that service and so I will now explore that too. Thank you again.
