appreciate this post but also have to push back on the idea that getting implants are easier! i am not a candidate for your surgery, and im also not a candidate for direct to implant. that means i need multiple surgeries too (at least three i think) plus weekly appointments to help my skin/the expanders prepare. definitely doesn’t feel easy to me
Hi Mindy! Thank you for naming this and I apologize for any hurt I may have caused. You are making a brave and considered decision and it's absolutely NOT easy. My intention was calling attention to the spectrum of length of surgery and the length of recovery time in each reconstruction option. While I put "easy" and "hard" in quotations to acknowledge the range of experiences, I could have been more mindful in my word choice and will do so in the future.
appreciate this post but also have to push back on the idea that getting implants are easier! i am not a candidate for your surgery, and im also not a candidate for direct to implant. that means i need multiple surgeries too (at least three i think) plus weekly appointments to help my skin/the expanders prepare. definitely doesn’t feel easy to me
Hi Mindy! Thank you for naming this and I apologize for any hurt I may have caused. You are making a brave and considered decision and it's absolutely NOT easy. My intention was calling attention to the spectrum of length of surgery and the length of recovery time in each reconstruction option. While I put "easy" and "hard" in quotations to acknowledge the range of experiences, I could have been more mindful in my word choice and will do so in the future.