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Musings on fake boobs and nipples

Following my breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy  so many thoughts were whirling around my head. One that kept recurring was, when and whether to be fitted for a replacement breast or prosthesis. Prosthesis or flat chest? - that was the question. There were other questions like what size, what colour, what shape, what weight, what … Continue reading Musings on fake boobs and nipples →

diddy2309 Cancer 3 Comments April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 5 Minutes

Two years & two breasts later…

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2016. This post describes my treatment, including two mastectomies, and how I decided not to have reconstruction after mastectomy but to live flat. Cancerversaries come thick and fast for me at this time of year. I haven’t written much publicly about my breast cancer, but I feel … Continue reading Two years & two breasts later… →

diddy2309 Cancer 32 Comments February 15, 2018March 26, 2018 9 Minutes

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This is one of the first pieces that I wrote as an advocate for patient choice after mastectomy. It still holds true.

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