I’m looking for feedback from people who had a DMX or an SMX with Diep Flap reconstruction.
I had an SMX in October. Diep flap reconstruction is loosely scheduled for January 2027 (am in chemo now, radiation to follow). I had an MRI and genetic testing pre-surgery and my MO says that finding cancer in my non-cancer breast would be exceedingly rare since my cancer is ductal and not lobular.
I’m really wondering about people’s experience. Right now I have one natural boob and one saline-filled expander. I had nipple-sparing SMX but that boob is basically numb. I have small breasts (A) and would like to go up one size (to a B), which is easiest done if I opt for a DMX. But I don’t know if I’m willing to lose all feeing in my breasts if I don’t have to. I have always wanted larger breasts and really a B cup would basically give me the breast size I had when I was breast feeding.
Do I go for the slightly larger breasts I’ve always wanted, the silver lining to this whole awful experience, and have no feeling in them? Or do I keep my small breasts so I keep feeling in one breast? I have no idea. I can only get diep flap once, per the plastic surgeon. I like the diep flap concept because it will be soft and sag naturally and won’t need the maintenance that silicone implants need.
If you got a DMX, do you like your new breasts? Does the lack of feeling bother you? If you got an SMX, do they match? Are you glad you did just one side or do you wish you had gotten both sides done?
Thank you!