Mastectomy and reconstruction

Does anyone have any experience with a skin sparing mastectomy with implant and strattice direct implant. I had wanted to have skin stretching instead but because I have to have radiotherapy the success rate would be reduced,

I have just had the operation a few days ago and am feeling very down - the breast implant looks so different to my other breast. Does it settle to look better when it heals? Has anyone else gone on to have surgery later on that worked better? Or does anyone have any words of advice? I know I should be focusing on recovery but am feeling so distraught with the loss of my breast - will it serve as a reminder that I had cancer all the time

Thanks in advance

  • Hi Sallyanne123,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. While I can't offer too much advice on this, my reply here will boost your post so that more people will see it and hopefully others with simlar experience will be along soon. I would also encourage you to browse or search (using the button in the blue bar above) the forum for other relevant discussions as you may find some other people or information this way.

    Hopefully with time and by speaking to others in similar situations then this will gradually begin to feel more manageable.

    Wishing you all the best for your treatment and recovery and I hope you find the forum useful,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator