Hello siuin,

I'm sorry to hear about your situation and that you are worried about going for a latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction. 

As you have all these questions, I just wanted to stop by and let you know that I forwarded your post to our team of cancer nurses, but if you wish to speak to them on the phone, feel free to dial this number 0808 800 4040 (free of charge if you're calling from the UK), Monday - Friday between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Also, there is some information on breast reconstruction on our website which you might find useful, to read more please click here.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Your website has been a help already. It seems that this operation isn't that common. I'm meeting my surgeon in January, so now at least I know a little bit more.

Hi just seen this do you still need advice? I’m recovering from the same operation now, need any information let me know! 

Thanks for your reply. I had my operation on February 12th last. It went well, though my skin seemed to remember it had had radiotherapy a year before and reverted to feeling red and burnt for a week or so. THen it recovered. I'm doing my exercises and recovering well, though I have a separate issue with a frozen shoulder that I may have developed due to the radiotherapy. I hope that your recovery is going well. It looks much better than the silicone implant doesnit it?

Hi Kessa324

I had a mastetomy in Feb 2018 and failed implant due to infection and had 2 additional surgeries to remove implants last one in  Sept 2018.  My surgeon is now recommending lassimus dorsi flap but I wanted to hear from anyone who has had this and if it was worth it.    Can I ask your age and I am 60  I am fit and active and work full time, but I am thinking should I just get on with life.  I am very scared about the operations expecially as I got infections previously.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

JohannaM

hi Johanna sorry I’ve only just seen this, I’m 37 now, I personally went and had the surgery because of my age and I love swimming and got sick of wearing a swim boob, I had the lassi flap done and a reduction done in my other breast, it took 8 hours to do, I had 4 days in hospital afterward wasn’t to bad, just bad the usual pain from operations, and the drain were more of a pain, I went on to have my nipple removed so I could have tattoos I got a infection with that surgery but not with the lassi dori flap, I can go in to more detail if you want to inbox me if you can on here Kerry 

Hi Kezza

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner but other family problems to sort out!  I would like to talk to you in more detail but I dont know how to inbox you as you suggested as I am new to this.  

Thanks a mill

Johanna

Hi

i feel for you after various rejections etc .

i had a mastectomy April 5th this year , with immediate LD autologous reconstruction.

Op was about 6 hrs and two different surgeons worked on me simultaneously.

My new boob looks fantastic and reacts like a real one to, as I was adamant I didn’t want any implants because of the risk of infections.

of you want to know more please feel free to message me xx

Hi All

I wrote here looking for advice on the LD reconstruction to my right breast after having had an implant removed from there twice. I  had the operation in February 2018 and I have to say I'm delighted with it. I have recovered all movement in my arm and my  breast and back look very well. Swimming really helped.

Thanks for all the advice I recevied here.

Siuin.

That's brilliant, well done . Xx