Let's talk about breast reconstruction
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Grade 3 Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma (PLC) of the right breast in August 2019, after a routine mammogram in July 2019. My cancer also tested positive for hormone and HER-2 receptors. It means that the hormones my body produce (estrogen and progesterone) and a protein called HER-2 act as food that feeds the cancer cells and make them grow. My treatment regime It is important to remember that each breast cancer patient's treatment regime is different. I highly recommend that you consult at least two oncologists and consider the best treatment option for you. The first step in my treatment was to remove the tumours from my breast. Because of the aggressive nature of PLC, my surgeon recommended a double mastectomy with direct-to-implant reconstruction. Step two was chemotherapy, followed by step three, a year-long treatment to block the HER-2 receptors. I am now busy with phase four of my treatment - hormone-blocking therapy - that will last for 10...