Reconstruction options
Hi gang!!
Hope all are well! Not been on Here for a while as am back to work, and life is gaining momentum bit by bit. Just wondering a few things. Am meeting my plastic surgeon tomorrow to discuss recon options. My expander failed last Xmas and I had to remove it so am completely flat on one side.
I think he's going to Reccommend the diep operation. Was anyone waiting long for that op or how long dies it take from consultation to actual operation??
Also what is the recovery time and does it really hurt? I'm enjoying having some degree of a life and fun again after the horror of chemo and not really looking forward to months away again!!
Thanks again
Xx
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Hi Karen!
Thanks for replying! At least I know that there could be a wait and I wont be disappointed!
In a way I'm in no rush, but in another I'm just dying to get it all over and done with!!
Best of luck with the investigations and your recon!
Xx
Neadi, one piece of advice would be to request / demand to be put on the waiting list at you apt tomorrow. Don't know if you are private or public or whether there is a difference in waiting times at your hospital. Either way you will have a wait. Some surgeons fob you off and tell you to go away and think about your options but if you know what you want then just ask to be put on the list!
Thanks lindylu!
Things went well today! We're looming at the op in feb or march hopefully- so I can have a bit of fun before then!!!! 
Hi Neadi,
Diep is supposed to give the best results and the girls I met at the conference in September were singing its praises. It's supposed to be worth the wait, but it can be a long wait!
I saw plastic surgeon in Beaumont last March, his waiting list is a year, but in my case I had to see a breast surgeon as well and I would go on a different list with a shorter waiting time. I saw the breast surgeon in April, he said I could have my recon in August. I was invited back to plastic surgeon in August for what I thought was a pre-op appointment, only to be told my op would now be October, and by the way he didn't think the diep would be feasible so he recommended TUG flap (inner thighs). October has been and gone, I am still waiting and the admissions office said it will be well into next year. Now I have changes in my other breast which need investigating before I can have my recon, even if I did get called now!
Good luck!
Karen