[Sheila]

Stephanie....I know exactly how you feel...I have walked in your shoes...or your bra!
I went for reconstruction 1 1/2 years post mastectomy, had the tissue expander placed....had it filled every 2 weeks...then in the midst of all of this, I developed mets to the supraclavicular area so they went fast paced to remove the tissue expander and put the silicone implant in....I developed capsular adhesions around the implant, it is hard, sore snd unnatural looking....I had a silicone implant made by Mentor.....needless to say, I never went back for nipple reconstruction, the breast lift on the other breast etc....I wish I had never done the reconstruction! So now, 3 years later, I look back and wonder why I went through all of that to look and feel like I do....I felt much better without the reconstruction.....if I do go back for surgery, it will be to get it removed....life was simpler with a prosthesis!...Oh and by the way, I did achieve one benefit from reconstruction, from the way the muscles were shelved and lifted to hold the implant, I can now wink with my left breast.....what a benefit!!!!