On Thursday I met with the DIEP plastic surgeon in Boston. Although I have another consult set up in two weeks, I was impressed enough with her to tentatively schedule my DIEP. I still need to meet with the breast surgeon she recommended, so that will have some bearing on my plans, but I liked her and felt confident in her.
So far I have met with:
2 breast surgeons
4 plastic surgeons
2 oncologists
Still have:
1 plastic surgeon
2 breast surgeons
Then I will have a definite plan in place. I feel good about the DIEP. During the past few months I have been growing my "flap" so that there would be no question about my candidacy for the DIEP. I have been successful - during the past 3 months I have gained 10+ lbs. So when I asked for a "B" cup this doctor said it wouldn't be a problem. Good!!!
She also told me that the total time that I would be in surgery (bilateral mastectomy + DIEP reconstruction) would be 12 hours, possibly less. I was thrilled. The first plastic surgeon I met talked about 22 hours of surgery. Of course, I ran as fast as I could from his office.
So 12 hours sounds great!! I am relieved to find a plastic surgeon who can get me past all this and 'almost' whole again. I liked her!!!
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