failed reconstruction following prophylactic mastectomy

[rinaina]

Well I had radiation to the right breast but the mastectomy removed the radiated tissue as did the debridement of the necrotic tissue after reconstruction, so now that breast still has some wound healing to do. I imagine like the healing on the left breast the tissue once healed won't be very flexible but rather rigid and tight, almost scar like, which is why at some point i will need to get tissue from the back shoulder blade in order to have a shot at an expander. This entire issue has been extremely depressing and emotional and I can't believe I allowed myself to get into this mess. I should have just had the mastectomy let it close and heal and then down the road deal with expanders and implants. I dropped the ball on this one big time.