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Living in the Postmastectomy Body: Learning to Live in & Love Your Body Again

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The authors choice to have bi-lateral prophylactic mastectomies in no way diminishes the value this book has to offer breast cancer patients. It provides a wealth of information regarding what to expect, post-operative care and reconstruction options. I found it informative and comforting.

This is a very helpful, caring, and complete guide for women. Contrary to an earlier review, the author DID NOT have a double mastectomy for cosmetic reasons. If that person had read the author's story, she/he would know that the author lost 3 generations of the women in her family to breast cancer and had a mastectomy as a preventative measure. That might be controversial, but it sure isn't cosmetic! This book will be helpful to anyone who has to deal with the surgery or its aftermath.

My husband bought me this book just after I had a bi-lateral mastectomy due to breast cancer. It gave me hope that my life could be normal again despite the loss of my breasts. That was ten years ago. We are still married and I am doing fine. Often, at my annual check-ups, the doctor or nurse practitioner will ask my advice on how to help their other patients and I always recommend this book. I keep an extra copy around to give to anyone who confides in me regarding their story of breast cancer and I wish everyone who has to go through breast cancer could read this book.

The book is about a person that had a mastectomy because of an elective cosmetic surgery ,cancer patients did not elect to have cancer the issues are VERY diferent: like life and death.I DO NOT RECOMEND IT IF YOU ARE A CANCER PATIENT.