Hi Sarah, I was given the option to have flap procedure, to use my own body to reconstruct the breast or to have the silicone implant. I had decided to have the flap procedure it seemed more natural to me even though it was a bigger operation. Unfortunately due to COVID it was cancelled. I was given the option then to wait, have the mastectomy but not have any reconstruction or to have the silicone. I was actually the last person to go down on the last day before they stopped all non essential surgery due to COVID. Had it been the following day I would have not had any choice and would have only been able to have the mastectomy. I would have then have to wait until they were doing non essential reconstructions, which was on an unknown date in the future. I decided I couldn't wait and I didn't feel comfortable having only one breast. I wasn't happy but felt I had to have the silicone. I wasn't given any choice about how it was done, so I'm afraid I can't help you in that area. The recovery was about 6 weeks to feel that I could move around fairly easily. I ended up having to go back in to have a second row of lymph nodes 2 weeks after my initial surgery so that set me back a little. When is your surgery planned for? Sharon
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