Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hello Millsy. I had a double mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction on 11th October. The surgery was not a walk in the park but considering 9 hours of surgery and 5 days in hospital I am doing really well. I'm back at work and exercising daily. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 in my left breast (I had a lumpectomy)and then again in 2018 in my right so it just felt like the right decision to have the double mastectomy. I'm happy with the decision and I hope you come to a decision you feel happy with too. Wishng you all the very best. ... View more

I'm sorry to hear things are not improving for you. Perhaps a trip to see your GP might be useful especially with the Christmas holidays coming up. You don't want to suffer in silence and spend all of the holidays in pain. Let me know how you get on. Take care x ... View more

Hello Fairycake3. I'm 9 weeks post DIEP so we are exactly at the same point. My experience has been mainly positive but like you my breasts are fairly hard and lumpy. I'm still wearing the post op bra night and day and this limits the aching I've found. My plastic surgeon told me it would take 9 months for things to settle. I'm doing my exercises twice a day and I think this helps. Hope things settle for you soon. ... View more