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Living with breast cancer: ‘I spent three years with one breast, waiting for reconstruction’

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Alison Monte thought she would not have to wait too long to have breast reconstruction after her mastectomy, but faced a lengthy delay. She tells Paul Gallagher about the stress and anxiety the long wait caused

I first noticed something was wrong in October 2014 when I noticed puckering [] down the side of my breast. I didn’t have a lump.

I had my six sessions of chemo in January 2015 and radiotherapy, so finished my active treatment in June/July 2015. I thought it would be around a 12-month wait before being put forward for my reconstruction. The support I received during my breast cancer was amazing, but when you finish active treatment, there is often a feeling that you’re “left to it”.

 

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