Today is National Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. There is a lot I could say about today. In the interest of brevity:
I am a 31 year old mother of 2. I am BRCA1 positive.
3/15/2012:
Bilateral skin sparing mastectomy, immediately followed by DIEP flap reconstruction.
6/22/2012:
Nipple reconstruction and abdominal scar revision.
10/01/2012:
First round of areolar tattooing.
There are many options available should you choose to have reconstruction after mastectomy. I chose DIEP flap reconstruction; this is my result. I hope that this helps you decide, regardless of what your decision is.
DIEP Flap reconstruction
Thank you for sharing. Like you I am a young mom, but unfortunately I did have breast cancer. You sharing your image will help me go forward with reconstruction.
Have you checked out the FB support group? There is one for just about every type of reconstruction (DIEP, TRAM, implants, etc).