Hi AWW,

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 9 years. First time I had a lumpectomy, followed by Tamoxifen for one year. I then developed another primary in the same breast and had a double mastectomy, followed by 6 years of Letrozole.

Unfortunately, due to previous non-cancer related surgery, my back and my tummy were not suitable donor sites. As a result , I didn't have reconstruction, but cope fairly well with an assortment of prostheses for various conditions.

If you want to find out more about reconstruction, go to the blue banner at the top of this page and click on the search button. Insert the word 'reconstruction' in the search box and click. This will bring up previous posts on the topic, which you may find helpful.

Have you got a date for your surgery yet? I hope that it all goes well.

Do please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine, 

Thanks for your kind words, yes a date has been fixed, 15th. I have decided to go with immediate recon using expandable implant.

I will keep you updated.

Thanks for always being here to help xxx