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I had a mastectomy will i ever be attractive again...? |
I hate that i have a falsey boob where once i had an ok pair...i have really low body image now and i dont think anyone will ever find that attractive again. my dear...you weren't attractive just for your boobs! Think of yourself as a survivor - you're still alive! You can go on to have a normal life. My best friend lost BOTH and a huge chunk of chest meat as well, no reconstruction possible. She then got married to a guy I wish I could have caught he's so handsome! They met after the surgery and she told him upfront, like 2nd or 3rd date; he said whoa! at the time, called her later that evening and said he was more shocked at her honesty than at her story! (They got married about six months later, still married 5 years and going) You have a normal response. No it isn't fair. I was diagnosed when I was 34. You need to find a support group that you can talk to. Women who have been right where you are now and can tell you how they dealt with it. It's sucks but you will get used to it and be grateful that you are alive. DONT WORRY GO TO PLASTIC SURGEON, HE WILL OPERATE AND WILL GIVE YOU BREAST OF YOUR LIKING SIZE & SHAPE. Wallowing in self pity has more of an effect on your "attractiveness" than having one less breast. In the end, we all know it is personality and attitude that matter. Did they remove your smile when they did the masectomy? You are attractive now. If someone can't look past a mastectomy, then they don't love you for who you are...someone should look at you for "YOU" not for your breasts. Beauty is within you, believe in yourself. The problem is society has made it where you start focusing on how people think about you, and it is sad. Get some exercise, it can help build up energy, and help your self esteem. Good luck! and try to keep smiling. No, you have to become attractive, it has to start on the inside first, I've heard that if you have had Radiation you get a nice healthy glow .......in the dark. If you yourself embrace the fat woman with one boob, others will. Become the cancer survivor, you can lose the weight and get the boob fixed. First of all you are right....this is not fair. Of course you have a low body image...it would be the same even if you did not loose your breast, it is part of the mental process after the surgery. It sounds like yours is even worse due to reality. I urge you to go to a breast cancer support group because there will be a lot of issues. Due to your age consider the reconstructive surgery, start to exercise and put yourself on a diet that you can live with. Do not define yourself by your dress size. You are alive for a reason and set out to make it work. Good luck...you are in my thoughts and prayers. It does seem so unfair. Why do things like this happen!!!! Anyway, you can always lose the weight. Thank the LORD that your alive and breathing. If you choose to do so a plastic surgeon can make your other boob. Try not to think of what a man will think with or without your boob. I know easy for me to say. Time will heal your physical and mental wounds. I read the first comment that someone made to you and that was totally rude and not acceptable. Best of luck to you..... hugs. darling u will be fine, there will be someone who loves you no matter what I got an implant. I waited 3 years. I just got tired of my bra sliding up and down. The new one is a little higher and a little bigger. I know how you feel. At first I thought I looked a little like a alien. No hair, no boob it does take some getting used to. I used to make a lot of jokes about it. Humor gets you through. I kept telling people I was going to write a book and call it "The young and the Breast less" I try to eat healthy now...lots of fruit and veggies...walk everyday. You will soon be back to being fabulous. Even though I have never met you and may never meet you, I feel that you need to know that you are and always will be a beautifull woman. Not only are you beautifull, but you are strong and you are an inspiration to a number of women. You are a survivor and you should be thankful for that. So what if your breast aren't the way they once were. You could have been taken away with that breast, but you fought to survive. I can only pray that if I am ever faced with what you've gone through that I will have your strenght. I am a two year survivor and am now lopsided, even more so than the average woman but my outlook isn't based on having full natural breasts that don't sag. I wake up each morning with the joy knowing that I can still get up, give my sons and husbands hugs and go back to work each day. I had a mastectomy at the age of 34. I never felt unattractive simply because I had one breast missing. I was just thankful to be alive! However, I can understand why you feel this way. Attractiveness radiates from the inside out. Concentrate on your positive CHARACTER qualities. Also, if you have insurance, I believe the insurance companies are now required to cover breast cancer reconstruction (check with your insurance company to make sure). I had reconstruction done several years ago in order to help eliminate the back pain I was experiencing from being "uneven." You may want to consider this is you are having a difficult time dealing with the loss of your breast, especially since you are still so young. No, you will never be attractive again, assuming you were once attractive, which I doubt. You should go somewhere else for answer to questions like this. May I suggest a running woodchipper? |
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