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Originally Posted by Vicky.
Oddly enough this is quite similar to what the consultant said to try and explain their position. He said that if she had an op to remove one of her legs, would she want the other leg removed too.
This analogy doesnt make sense to me really, as you have use for your legs, and it would make a huge difference if you had no legs. The breast (once past childbearing age) is just a useless flap of skin basically.
She knows shes not more knowledgeable than people qualified in that area. But it still doesnt make sense that they refuse to remove her breast...and the reason given is that it is 'unneccesary surgery'. However they would be more than happy to perform other 'unneccesary surgery' to rebuild the breast that has already been removed. Her view is that if she went ahead with this reconstruction that they are pushing her to have, come next year her other breast may need removed (as she HAS been told this is a risk)...she might have to go through all of this again, and then she would be stuck with one plastic boob...and then eventually have to have another reconstruction again. And that even if it doesnt come back in the other one, having a reconstruction, with all the grafts involved, is still a massive operation compared to a simple removal. Surely if the removal is unnecessary, then rebuilding is also unnecessary...
Anyway, the point of this thread was about me trying to understand the consultants reason for lying, and wanting to know if anyone could see their point of view, so thanks for your input as I do understand it a little bit more now  I still do disagree with them lying in the first place though. |
It makes perfect sense to me why a surgeon would not remove a healthy part of body tissue: given that there is no real need, and that it further complicates and lengthens operation time / procedure / recovery time as well as any possibly psychological effects on the patient etc.
I guess there really isn't a 'one anwer' fits all to this.
I think the most important thing is that mum moves on and in a positive frame of mind - regardless of the hurdles she (and you all) have had to endure.