Even with a healthy, active life style, cancer can strike the unexpected. Below is one of our patient's story about her journey through breast cancer and her decision to undergo breast reconstruction.
My personal journey
"I was an active 44-year old female, a physical therapist, mom to two teenage boys in their final years of high school, and a wife. Our family was very active, often hiking 8 miles a few times a month with my husband and boys, and running 2 miles three to five times a week. That all changed in April 2013 when diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Initially I was told it could be handled with minimally invasive treatment with lumpectomy and radiation, but my journey quickly changed. A month later I found myself scheduled for a double mastectomy and facing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy was more challenging than I had anticipated. After mastectomy and chemotherapy I wasn’t sure I even wanted breast reconstruction. Dr. Miles and his staff offered and provided me delayed breast reconstruction. What I could not see then but have learned in the process is the incredible kind, caring, and loving ways Dr. Miles and his staff gave me back my confidence, peace with my appearance, and renewed sense of self. Their attention to me went far beyond and much deeper than just my reconstructed breasts. I feel, and I believe, they reconstructed me with a faith-based attention to every part of my cancer recovery."
-Celina
-Celina
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