Caregiving through reconstruction- need your insights

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edited April 2021 in Breast Reconstruction

We are working on an article about caregiving through mastectomy reconstruction. If anyone is willing to share their experiences please private message us Mods. Thank you!

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  • Hasta
    Hasta Member Posts: 7
    edited February 2021

    Hi this is my first post on this site. I'm a small 62 year old with an athletic body and own 2 very old horses. I'm having difficultly finding someone that can take care of me and my horses while I recover from a right side MX. I don't have a surgery date yet but I'm worried about how long it will be before I can feed the horses on my own. As long as I have one free hand/arm I think I should be able to feed in a day or two. Does anyone have feedback?

    I'm not sure if I'm having reconstruction yet because of this issue. Certainly removing one of my small breast (A cup) will not be a huge surgery but if I have a TE placed subpectoral, this will require more recovery time, and at least one more surgery. I'm hoping to have nothing done to my left breast until small profile implant is placed (if I decide to go with reconstruction).

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    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited February 2021

    Hi Hasta! Welcome to our community. You may find some helpful information about recovery in our Surgery forum! Everyone's recovery time is different, but it may be helpful to hear from others about how they managed: https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91

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  • JojoTetons
    JojoTetons Member Posts: 1
    edited March 2021

    Hi Hasta! What city and state do you live in? I’d be happy to help you access resources or helpers via different online options. I’m pretty savvy and would love to help you.

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