I wasn't sure either, my breast size was 36 A. I've ended up with a big dent in it, which is under my arm but I don't like it, especially as the scar is bad after a wound infection. When I moaned about it (I was told I wouldn't have any change to the contour of my breast after surgery) a surgeon did offer me a reconstruction, but as it involved a skin graft I felt I was better off with the mediocre result. A skin graft was a step too far for me as the ones I've seen seem to be a different colour/texture from the rest of the breast so it ends up looking like patchwork. I'm a perfectionist and I just preferred my bosoms the way they were pre-surgery, they matched better and were the same shape. However, I haven't thought much of most of the reconstructions I've seen pictures of either, but I do see lots of women saying how happy they are with theirs to I'm probably in the minority in thinking how unconvincing they are.
I think is it worth looking at pictures of someone who has had a lumpectomy who also had a tumour in the same sort of area as you, and has a similar breast shape and size. I got shown a pciture of someone with enormous boobs pre surgery so this was useless as it gave me no idea of how my bosom would look. Having said that, nothing can entirely prepare you. There's a backup book on breast reconstructions that shows some results. I think the standard of surgery has improved a bit over the last few years but it's still not perfect. Lots of reconstructions/lumpectomies look ok clothed but it's pretty obvious when you aren't but it depends how body conscious you are. I'm obviously very vain as I still consider the result is bad after five years, but lots of women don't seem to care at all.
