“I need a drain to channel surplus blood from the surgery and I have to wear a special post-breast surgery/mastectomy designed bra for the next 6 weeks to protect my upper body post-op. (This one is by @theyahealthcare - made of bamboo fibres).
The marks on my chest are markers for my surgeon to follow during the op.”She added: “I feel relief that the operation is over.The anxiety leading up to it was overwhelming. “I feel sad that such a brutal treatment is necessary in so many breast cancer cases, but I choose life.
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