From not undressing in front of loved ones to losing all self-esteem, women waiting for reconstruction surgery after being treated for breast cancer have shared their experiences with health chiefs in Swansea Bay. The words of 10 patients in this predicament were narrated by NHS staff at a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board.
The women, who weren't identified, said they could not get on with life while waiting for breast reconstruction. One even said she no longer recognised herself. "My life has been put on hold while waiting," said one of them. "I don't feel like a whole woman and have to put a prosthetic in my bra - and worrying that someone will notice it, or it slips, is horrible. I don't let my husband see me undress, ever. And seeing my scar daily - well, I just don't look."
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