Mastectomy & Reconstruction: Surgery and Recovery

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like one year post DIEP flap surgery, this post is for you. Everyone’s experience is different, of course, so your experience might be very diffe…

It's been nearly 11 months since I had my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstruction. This is an update about how I'm doing, as well as the effects I'm still experiencing.

Well, I made it through my double mastectomy surgery! Tomorrow will mark one week post op and I am so proud of myself for getting through these past 6 days. I had hoped to post an update much sooner than this but the medications I’m on make me very drowsy, unmotivated and blur my vision …

Here is what I wish I knew before I had a mastectomy.

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A photographical round up of the surgeries and results I've had after my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction.

Warning: this post is very long : ) Over the past couple of weeks I've been working on this post. I was reading through everything and I re...

A lumpectomy is a type of breast cancer surgery that's less extreme than a mastectomy. It's a good option for many but does require follow-up care.