Breast Reconstruction Stories Archives | Page 3 of 3

Breast reconstruction stories help a woman make wise decisions. Some women have great experiences with breast reconstruction. Others don’t. If you’re considering breast reconstruction, you need to understand what separates the two. That’s why we invite you into the stories of these women.

Following Her Gut: From Diagnosis to Reconstruction

Susan J.Z. Barnes 2016-02-01T10:00:45+00:00

Karen Bennett's Story What happens when you feel something’s not right, but your doctor tells you it’s nothing to worry about? And this goes on for two years? You take charge! In 1995, when Karen

Following Her Gut: From Diagnosis to Reconstruction Susan J.Z. Barnes 2016-02-01T10:00:45+00:00

How One Globe-Trotting Grandmother Faced Her Breast Cancer

Susan J.Z. Barnes 2018-01-11T04:28:04+00:00

From Diagnosis to Reconstruction Sometimes society holds stereotypes, imagining the quiet, meek woman who slowly falls ill with frightening diseases like cancer. We rarely expect the active, fit, and healthy to show up as

How One Globe-Trotting Grandmother Faced Her Breast Cancer Susan J.Z. Barnes 2018-01-11T04:28:04+00:00

Brook Kwalick’s Story — Diagnosis to Reconstruction

imtakingcharge 2015-12-14T09:23:06+00:00

Brook Kwalick bravely recounted her story from breast cancer diagnosis to treatment and on to reconstruction through a DIEP flap. She offers a wealth of wisdom to women early in their diagnosis. Kwalick explains how

Brook Kwalick’s Story — Diagnosis to Reconstruction imtakingcharge 2015-12-14T09:23:06+00:00

Woman Intimately Recounts Diagnosis and Controversial Decision

Sharona W 2015-11-12T18:02:45+00:00

When one woman, brave enough to anonymously share her story, was told she may have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in 2001, she understood the implications. Her mother had just received the same diagnosis. In

Woman Intimately Recounts Diagnosis and Controversial Decision Sharona W 2015-11-12T18:02:45+00:00

Dagmar Herbstreuter

imtakingcharge 2015-09-17T20:29:01+00:00

I had a nagging suspicion something was wrong when I felt a lump in my right breast, though I have no family history of breast cancer. My official diagnosis came on March 13, 2013 and

Dagmar Herbstreuter imtakingcharge 2015-09-17T20:29:01+00:00