Request to BCC -online chat / hotseat with a plastic surgeon

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I just wondered if there would be any possibility for BCC to organise an online chat or timebound hotseat with a consultant plastic surgeon. I’ve got quite a few specialised questions about my recent reconstruction in terms of the type of implant, whether it can be improved, risk in having nipple reconstruction etc… and find it difficult to see my own ps to ask these questions. I have tried to find the answers on the internet - but unlike other aspects of bc, it seems more difficult to navigate around the web content on reconstruction information, not least as there seem to so many new advances being made. I have seen a discussion forum sponsored by a cosmetic surgery clinic where a resident ps answers questions and this proved popular. So I’m just wondering if this is something bcc might consider sponsoring for reconstruction after bc?

Would others on here find this useful too?

Thanks in advance.

Victoria

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oh yes would be very informative

xx

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Hi Victoria

I will pass your suggestion on to the relevant team, thankyou
Lucy

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Thanks very much Lucy. Much appreciated.
Victoria

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Hi Victoria

We passed your message to the services team who run the Live Chat service, and they asked us to post this reponse:

“Thank you very much for your suggestion of a Live Chat type session with a consultant plastic surgeon, who could respond to questions online in real time. This is a great idea and very much along the lines we are hoping to develop the Live Chat service in the coming months. We will certainly look into the possibility of organising this type of session.

We want to make sure that we have ironed out some of the technical problems we’re having with Live Chat at the moment, before we roll out new sessions so, it could take a while before we can make this happen. In the meantime you might try our Ask The Nurse email service breastcancercare.org.uk/about-us/our-services/our-information/email-our-nurse/ or talk to our Helpline on 0808 800 6000.”

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Thanks very much for this news Lucy. I’m very much looking forward to the live chat once the blips have been resolved and BCC have been able to set up a chat one with a PS.

Thanks again.

Victoria xx

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Hi All
Great idea Victoria, and great response from BCC. I too have been searching and posting about similar issues around recon lately, and think that is a brilliant idea- Plastic surgery appointments are often quite far apart, and it is also often really helpful to have some information at the ready when you do get to speak to your own plastic surgeon.

C