Hello friends. I wanted to share my propylactic double mastectomy update with you. It’s been over a year since I had preventative surgery. My first set of surgeries happened at the end of July 2023. I had all my breast tissue removed from my body. My second set of surgeries happened at the end of January 2024. I’m still in recovery from that set of surgeries and working to discover my new normal.
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Propylactic Double Mastectomy Update Video
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Stranger Things
Some of the stranger things I experienced in 2024 include my body losing the ability to eat garlic, onion, and tomatoes overnight. This caused full body inflammation and eventually lead to one of my implants flipping. I do not recommend this at all as it was very uncomfortable and freaky. Additionally, I quit alcohol in March because I suspect it also negatively impacted my body’s inflammation response.
I’m working with a licensed dietitian to heal my gut. We did GI-mapping, found that some good bacteria were too low and other bad bacteria were too high, so I’ve been taking supplements and changing how I eat to heal my gut. While it’s a slow process to heal, I’ve recently regained the ability to eat some tomatoes and onions as of October.
Right now I do my best to eat an anti inflammatory diet.
Wire Free Bra Recommendations
One of the things the doctors told me after my surgeries was that I was no longer allowed to wear bras with underwire. It’s been challenging finding bras that I like that are not matronly in design.
I own the Bare Necessities The Wire-Free Front-Close Bra in Black, Festival Fuchsia, Delicacy, and Hazel. It’s incredibly comfortable and looks great with all my low cut tops.
Feelingirl Smooth Seamless Comfort Wireless Bra has become a staple in my closet in pink, black, and beige. It’s another incredibly comfortable wire-free bra that looks good and is perfect for t-shirts. It’s great for walking, too.
Amoena Lymph Flow Long Wire Free Front Closure Bra I own in white and black and I wish it came in hot pink. I use these bras whenever I do yoga, work out, and for sleep to make sure my breasts are properly supported and to prevent the implants from flipping.
Sunzel Seamless Ribbed Crop Ruffled Camis are super comfy. I have it in hot pink, lavender, black, white, red, teal, sprout green, and splash blue. These are ultra comfortable lounge camis that are just enough of a suggestion to hold my breasts in place. They look cute as a base piece under button up shirts, sheer shirts, and they’re comfortable to sleep in, but they don’t provide much actual support for my breasts when working out.
Final Thoughts
Going through propylactic double mastectomy surgeries can be daunting, but I have zero regrets over it. I’m grateful to no longer have the 40% risk of developing breast cancer because I chose to have preventative surgery. Reconstruction surgeries have been intense and hard on my body for recovery, but that’s why I’ve thrown myself into doing yoga 20+ hours a week to help me recover my strength and stamina.
I can’t wait to see where I’m at with my fitness goals in a year from now. No matter how hard the past year has been, I haven’t given up.
