Why I waited 10 years to have breast reconstruction
Maybe I’m a late bloomer. After being diagnosed with triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) in August 2007, I had a double mastectomy at MD Anderson. But I didn’t have breast reconstruction surgery until this March, almost 10 years later.
Why did I wait so long? For many reasons.
Living ‘breast-free’ was an easy choice — initiallyFor one thing, after a brutal year of treatment, I was told that breast reconstruction...
Triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer treatment: My journey
I used to wonder if doctors at large hospitals like MD Anderson remembered their patients. Did they ever look up from the charts, tests and...