Reconstruction after a lumpectomy

A year and a half has gone by now since my last radiation treatment. They told me that your radiated site keeps on cooking for a year after all of the treatments. That is a little scary. But due to that fact reconstruction was put to a halt until that time frame has past. I am at this point still unhappy with the end results of my breasts after the surgery. I feel that I am still young enough that I can and should do something about this. It is a very important part of my girlie anatomy and I want it back. There is so much information on the internet about women who had reconstruction after a masectomy. And there should be. However a lumpectomy should not be taken lightly because it still affects how we as women feel about our bodies and how comfortable we feel around other people. If I were a single woman I would probably never get intimate with someone new for fear of showing this now ugly part of me. I am very fortunate that I have a wonderful boyfriend who was there with me through all of this and I don't have to worry about that. But I want to feel confident about my body. I lost 1 1/2 cup sizes on the left. That is a huge difference.

I have decided to write in my blog my walk through my reconstruction and augmentation so that other women will have someone else to relate to. I wished that I had that. I want to have someone to talk to and ask questions. A woman who can relate and who has gone through all of this before me. So, if you have questions, please ask. If you have comments, please feel free to comment. I will also have before and after pictures. I will not post them but if you want to view them please let me know.

I am nervous but very excited about this whole process. I am going to hopefully get newer and better boobs. My fears.....will they look the same? Will they once again be the same size as the other (left and right)? I have already lost feeling in the one...how much more feeling will I lose? Will they look natural? And the list goes on and on.

Well, that's it. I will start posting what I do.

See ya for now.