Hi Yvette, Sorry you are having to go through this. Yes, I'm 4 weeks post-op now. I did decide on the LICAP and I couldn’t be happier with the result. My breast looks the same shape as it was and is only a tiny bit smaller (plus he got all the cancer out 😊 ). Where the ‘transplant’ is is hard and a bit lumpy to touch, and there is very little sensation in the skin but I’m ok with that. My lump was also on the outer edge, about 2 o'clock. I should say that someone I met during treatment hasn’t had such a good result and will be having some further surgery to correct the shape. Also, you do get quite a big scar, stretching from just beneath the beast all the way round to the back. Mine’s about 7 or 8 inches long. But it’s healing well and I can accept it. My mum calls it a battle scar. My side is quite tight and I'm still struggling to lift my hand as high as I'd like, but that's mostly because of the cording in my arm-pit and it's definitely getting better each day. I found a good leaflet here to explain the procedure: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/leaflets/files/5137Plicap.pdf I also found a video of the procedure, but I'm a biology teacher so it really helped me to get my head round it, most people probably wouldn't want to watch it but I can send you the link if you want. Would you like me to send you my photos of what it looks like now and how I was marked up before the procedure? I think I will also write a blog article about it soon as it seems to be still a relatively rare procedure and people are struggling to find the information they need. Best wishes, Emma PS. I'm having a nightmare finding comfy bras that are small enough. So far I've found that Sainsbury's have some good ones.
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