Hi all, last Saturday I had mastectomy with diep flap recon and I was just wondering when I may be standing up straight? I’m much better than at first but still hunched over a week on.
I’m not rushing the process, just curios. I have a post op meeting with my surgeon on Thursday and logistically will be hard walking around the hospital if I’m still bent over.
Thanks and sorry if it’s been asked before x
Hi, I had DIEP flap right side in April, and I will say this - so many people told me two weeks - nurses, other patients etc. However it took me more like 4 weeks. I say this not to alarm you I promise, just to say that everyone is different, I think different in terms of how much is taken away, if it was easy to access the blood vessels in your abdomen or if they had to rummage around in your muscles for them! I thought I was failing for a while until I saw an out of hours plastic surgeon for an issue with my boob, and I mentioned it to him that I wasn’t upright then. He explained what I just said there, everyone is different physically so it varies. Two weeks might be average or best case scenario but try not to worry if it’s a bit longer. For my first couple of trips to outpatients I used a wheelchair as it was too far to walk from the car. I wish you all the best for your recovery xx