Anyone who has had to have surgery and reconstruction due to a cancer diagnosis or potential cancer diagnosis will confidently and correctly tell you that this experience is so very different from an augmentation or other breast surgery. There are multiple options for the type of reconstruction and a federal law requires that insurance companies cover the cost of reconstruction; however, recently coding changes has challenged access to a specific type of breast reconstruction, the DIEP flap surgery. This surgery utilizes the tissue and blood supply in a person’s abdomen to reconstruct the chest without the use of implants (usually).
But as with so many things, access to this specific type of surgery is under attack.
Please read more about this important topic from a fellow blogger …
I chose this topic for my weekly blog after doing a retrospective look at the writing, interviews, podcasts, and connections I have had over the past…
Microsurgery and DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction and all it’s Worth
No Half Measures 
I had implants after my double mastectomy. Years later, I had a redo-reconstruction because the right implant had hardened. Probably from a tiny speck of bacteria. When the right implant collapsed/hardened, it had pressed on nerves that even effected my right arm and back. After the redo I am great. I feel good.
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So glad you are feeling good after all those surgeries!
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Thank you.
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