Your personalized BREASTChoice summary
People of any age, race, or body type can have breast reconstruction. But it is not right for everyone.
This tool will help you start the conversation about whether to have breast reconstruction and what type to have. You can save this page as a PDF or print it out. You can use this to talk with your doctors or others, like a spouse, partner, family member or friend about breast reconstruction, your thoughts, and how you are feeling about your choice.
Here is a summary of what you have told us about:
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Whether to have breast reconstruction
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What type to have
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When to have it
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Your possible chance of problems healing from breast reconstruction surgery
Your preferences:
As you read through this tool, you answered questions about what matters to you when thinking about breast reconstruction.
Based on your answers and what matters most to you, you have not identified any preference about reconstruction.
You have not identified any strong preferences.
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Whether to have breast reconstruction - Click here to choose your preferences
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What type to have - Click here to choose your preferences
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When to have it - Click here to choose your preferences
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If you do have reconstruction, you would prefer:
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You have not identified any preference about timming.
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You have not identified any preference about type.
Your chance of problems healing from immediate breast reconstruction surgery:
With the same risk factors you have, 7 out of 100 people have problems healing after a mastectomy plus immediate breast reconstruction.
With no risk factors, 7 out of 100 peope have problems healing after a mastectomy plus immediate breast reconstruction.
These estimates come from looking at thousands of people who had immediate breast reconstruction. The chance of problems is lower for delayed reconstruction, but we don’t have exact numbers.
Talk to your doctor about what this means and how it might affect your choice.
See the health information you shared that makes up this risk
Your notes and questions for your doctor:
Lots of people have questions about reconstruction. Here are some other things to think about and possibly discuss with your doctors:
How much will my insurance cover for each type of reconstruction?
What will my recovery be like?
Should I consider having delayed breast reconstruction?
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Add your own questions and notes:
My questions
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Your questions will be added here.
You can click on the print icon or screenshot this page or other sections of this website and bring them to doctors appointments by clicking on the printer icon. Use this website to help you talk to your doctor, such as to:
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Tell your doctor what you want and do not want.
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Talk about your options.
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Think together about what’s important to you
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Talk about intimate or personal topics
Please select your top 3 preferences before printing.
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