Julia Bradbury says her post-mastectomy breasts 'looked like plasticine'

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Countryfile presenter has spoken in a recent interview about how "lucky" she was that she found her cancer when she did.After finding out her diagnosis Julia wasted no time and had a mastectomy in October.Her tumour was in an awkward position, located near the back of her breast.It was also described as "flat and long and invisible" on the mammogram due to her "dense" breast tissue.Talking about the near-miss, Julia said: "I feel lucky it was found when it was."Because a year later, it could have been a different story", she added to The Times.Since going public about her diagnosis, Julia was approached by a production company and has been filming her treatment since.Carrying on discussing her treatment journey, she took to Instagram at the weekend to share the details of her "brutal" mastectomy.Julia wrote in view of her 204,000 followers: "There'll be quite a few photos of my upper body in the press this week because I've done lots of interviews about my forthcoming @itv #breastcancer documentary."Referring to the selfie attached to the post, she continued: "This is the last pic I took of myself before my mastectomy, to remove a 6cm tumour from my left breast."One of the best bits of advice I was given by my friend Heidi who has been through this, was to say goodbye and thank you to my breast…"For all the years of service and time spent together."Saying farewell and grieving for what we've lost is OK."To all the women about to go through this (I know some of you have your op this week) and to those of you just through the other side..."It helped me to know this brutal, scary procedure was to save my life," Julia penned.She continued: "There are new possibilities, this experience will give you an inner strength you

In September 2021, TV favourite Julia Bradbury was busy filming a series on forests and trees for ITV’s This Morning, when she received an email that would change her life. A week earlier she had undergone a biopsy on a lump in her left breast and the message informed her that the results were in. Away from home and worried it might be bad news, she delayed a phone call with her consultant until she returned – and she was glad that she did, because her diagnosis left her floored.

cancer journey and mastectomy, revealing that she found it hard to come to terms with her body following the operation.The former Countryfile presenter shared the news of her diagnosis last September, explaining that she would be undergoing a mastectomy to remove a six-centimetre tumour.Just earlier this week, she posted the heartbreaking moment she found out she would need a mastectomy, in a video showing her breathing deeply as her eyes filled with tears.Ahead of an ITV documentary that Julia has filmed about her experience, to spread awareness of cancer and emphasise the impact a diagnosis can have on the loved ones of patients, she spoke out in a candid new interview.Addressing her reluctance to look at her chest following the surgery, she admitted that she didn’t want to see herself ‘so horribly damaged, bruised and battered’. However, with her mother’s support the star felt able to examine her breasts two months’ later and agreed to have it filmed as part of the upcoming programme.‘It was always a career no, getting my breasts out on television, but here I go,’ she told You Magazine. ‘I looked at it in the bedroom in my wardrobe mirror and – I don’t want to upset my surgeon, because he has done a brilliant job – it looked like a plasticine boob. ‘That was eight weeks post-mastectomy.

Countryfile star Julia found out she had breast cancer in September 2021 and just weeks later underwent a double mastectomy.The 51-year-old said that she had been able to have an implant and keep her own nipple and feels “lucky and grateful”. However, Julia admitted that she found it really hard to look at her breasts after the op and it took her a few weeks to do so.But, braver still, she has agreed to do it on film for an upcoming documentary.

JULIA Bradbury has opened up about undergoing a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. The Countryfile presenter, 51, took part in an upcoming ITV programme which documented her journey.

Instagram yesterday to share an insight into her cancer battle as she recalled the "brutal" mastectomy.Julia wrote in view of her 204,000 followers: "There'll be quite a few photos of my upper body in the press this week because I've done lots of interviews about my forthcoming @itv #breastcancer documentary."Referring to the selfie attached to the post, she continued: "This is the last pic I took of myself before my mastectomy, to remove a 6cm tumour from my left breast."One of the best bits of advice I was given by my friend Heidi who has been through this, was to say goodbye and thank you to my breast…"For all the years of service and time spent together."Saying farewell and grieving for what we've lost is OK."To all the women about to go through this (I know some of you have your op this week) and to those of you just through the other side..."It helped me to know this brutal, scary procedure was to save my life," Julia penned.She continued: "There are new possibilities, this experience will give you an inner strength you didn't know you had, and there is always hope."I am learning more about my body now than I ever have."I understand how incredible it is, how it functions."Our bodies need care, nutrition & emotional sustenance. But for now...