Hello all,
Planning this surgery (immediate reconstruction with implants) in the next few months due to BRCA1 gene. Would be grateful if anyone could share their experiences/answer a few questions as I'm very nervous about it. I'm aware some of these questions are quite niche but hopefully will find people who have been in a similar situation.
How long did you have to stay in hospital/did you have to have lots of follow up appointments to get drains out etc?
If you have any mental health issues/anxiety did you get any help from the hospital to get through it all?
How long did you have off work/how long before you could drive etc.
I have a 1 year old, how did you manage childcare/recovery with a small child/children? If you went on to have more children after, how long did you have to wait post-surgery to get pregnant and how did you handle not being able to breastfeed/people asking you about breastfeeding?
Did you decide to keep your nipples and why or why not? I can't decide on this one! Leaning towards getting rid and getting tattoos but not 100% sure.
Thank you so much
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StayOutOfTheForest1 · 04/08/2019 20:32
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