Tissue expander rejection after mastectomy

I had a mastectomy in April 2023 and a tissue expander was put in as II chose to have a reconstruction. This soon went wrong and I had it replaced with another in July 2023. This too was not a success and I had several infections. 2 weeks ago this was removed and I decided that my body just didn't want anything there so I went flat. I was happy with this decision but I am still very uncomfortable after a couple of weeks and I seem to be suffering more emotionally this time. Can anyone say how long it should be before I start feeling more comfortable 

  • Hi Saltholme,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of the difficulties you have had with this. I'm sure there will be others here who have similar experience to share and who can offer some advice and thoughts about this - my reply here will boost your post so a few more people should see it and so hopefully you'll get some more replies soon.

    This forum is a safe space to write things down and connect with others who understand, and I hope that it can be useful for you and that you soon start to feel more comfortable.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator