Long story, but I’ll try & give you a short version. I had a full mastectomy June 2013. I had already had a breast augmentation so when my surgeon did my MX he left in my original implant, intending to exchange it later.
In November 2013 I was due for my reconstruction. On the day it was a different surgeon who I had never met. The end result was horrendous. I have seen a solicitor & the NHS have admitted liability. I need further surgery, but am wanting a new surgeon. If any of you have had great results of implant reconstruction & uplift to other breast. I would love a recomendation. Please PM me with your surgeons names if you dont mind.
Hope you can help me here ladies as this has been a nightmare.
Hi .I had a fabulous female surgeon at wythenshawe .ladies are refered to wythenshawe to her and her colleague from all over England .when I had my diep a lady from wales was having a diep as well.I will send you her name .
Thanks for the help ladies & the PM’s…keep the sugestions coming please. I’m going to see 2 or 3 surgeons before I decide…I’m really wary now after the mess that my last surgeon made.
The reconstruction should be the bit at the end that makes you feel better & mne has made me feel worse…I look horrendous & am really upset by whats happened.
Hi Cath, I think we chatted last year when things didn’t go to plan for you, so I know how devastating this whole experience has been for you. If you remember, I was in the same boat as you sadly. Anyway, I can recommend a surgeon at north staffs hospital in Newcastle under Lyme ( nor sure where you are based geographically) but is this something you need to consider for when you need to have follow up,appointments etc?
The surgeon I have in mind does not do DIEP I don’t think, he does do LAT DORSI though, so take your time to decide what is it you want and what you would be best suited to. Defo speak to a few surgeons ! That lady up in wythenshawe, I have heard good stuff about and have seen her on the tv in the past. I also met with her colleague when mine went wrong but he couldn’t help me sort the problem out, hence me going to north staffs in the end.
There is a good surgeon in cambridge - supposedly in the top ten in the uk. I believe he has experience of correcting surgeries that have had a poor result. You can pm me if you’d like details? Hope you get things sorted in a way that you’re happy with. None of us need more stress to add to what we’ve already had to deal with. Good luck.