Hi,
I hope I can get some advice on this please? I am just coming up for chemo No. 3(of 6) but I’m already starting to think about my mastectomy after and possible immediate recon.(they decided to do the chemo first in my case). I have been looking at the different options and it seems the DIEP offers really good results (even if it is a longer op) and if I were suitable I think I would seriously consider this option.
One of the things I am not sure about at the moment though is the fact that I have been told I will have to have 3 weeks of radiptherapy after my op (once things have settled down) and I wondered how this would impact on any surgery I had done beforehand.
Psychologically I think I would fair better if I were able to have an immediate recon but if the rads would compromise the results that is a bit of a dilema I guess. Can anyone tell me about thier experiences please. Can an immediate DIEP recon with follow up Rads be done?
I would really appreciate your help with this one.
Many thanks
Tam