Demitria - Breast Reconstruction

In October of 2016 at the age of 35 I was diagnosed with stage three inflammatory breast cancer. Through the support of so many people I went through chemo, radiation, and surgery and am now cancer free. Here is the link to my original blog post and the updates through out out my cancer journey.

http://demitrialunetta.blogspot.com/2016/11/my-cancer-diagnosis-how-my-left-breast.html  






Because of the severity of the cancer I could not get immediate reconstruction. I am fortunate to have insurance, but the out of pocket amount is still in the thousands.



I will be having a flap procedure, where they take the skin and fat from your stomach and reconstruct a breast. It took me a while to wrap my head around the idea - I never thought I would have so many surgeries in my life. But I never thought I would get cancer either!



Cancer takes a lot from you. More than just the physical toll, there is an emotional hardship to overcome. You lose a piece of yourself. Surviving cancer was hard, and now I'm ready to move on and be whole again. 

Any support would be greatly appreciated.