What Going Flat Looks Like, in Photos
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- In this video I'm sharing photos of myself, some friends and a couple of strangers whose outcomes I admire, to show all the ways that we look going flat after mastectomy. There are more ways than you'd imagine, to go flat. Aesthetic Flat Closure is fast becoming the most popular way, but Goldilocks Mastectomy is also gaining ground. This video is for educational and informational purposes only and is not meant as a discussion ground or for personal preference or body commentary. If I get comments about the bodies themselves I will turn off comments.
- Links and Photo Credits:
For info on flat closure, please go to www.notputtingonashirt.org where you'll find high quality information as well as precautions to help avoid flat denial.
This is the best web page I've found for understanding Goldilocks Mastectomies: notputtingonashirt.org/goldil...
The two photos with black backgrounds were taken of me and a friend by Danyel Rogers, a local photographer in Hillsboro Oregon who sometimes travels to do empowering shoots with cancer survivors for less than $100 a person. See her website here for dates and openings: danyelrogersphotography.com/w...
The second and third photos of me (back when I still had a natural breast) were done by another local photographer, Gathering Light Photography, in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland Oregon, at www.gatheringlightphoto.com/
The ninth photo in the video, also with a nearly black background, is another photography studio called Pin Me Up Portland, at www.pinmeupportland.com/
I have surgeon information for three of the four examples of Goldilocks presented in the video--these are some of the best goldilocks outcomes I've seen, and I've looked a lot. They were done in the NW and the NE of the US. Contact me for info. I'm most often at my insta account: @a.breast.cancer.diary
It occurred to me after making the video that the photo of my friend with "extra skin" was not actually an explant example, as the video implies. This is an example of a person who was surgically prepared for implants, but never got them. Yet another example of a way to go flat!
The woman whose photo is shown while I'm talking about pectoral muscles did work hard to get her pecs to be that prominent! She is also not many months past her surgery in these photos, so her scars have not faded fully.
- Related Videos:
My Playlist for Potential Flatties: • Going Flat
The playlist of my entire Mastectomy Story: • Mastectomy Story
My professional RUclips channel is at / @seekingdeeperhealth
The land where I shot this video was once Kalapooia Tribal land. Join me by contributing to and learning from your own local indigenous farms here: www.soulfirefarm.org/get-invo...
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Excellent video. I’ve been watching your videos and this one by far is what I needed. I’m going to use these photos to show my doctors what I don’t and do want. That’s should I get to this point. I’m scheduled for a stereotactic biopsy and ultrasound guided biopsy on this coming Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The doctors are strongly certain, as am I, that this time I will have cancer. So, I’ve been preparing for the worst while praying for the best. I just don’t want to be told it’s cancer and become like a deer in headlights not knowing what to do or ask. Or not know what I want. From watching a plethora of videos on mastectomy with or without reconstructive surgery, and the various types of closures, the aesthetic flat closure, Goldilocks, or implants, I know that for certain, upon confirmation of diagnosis, I want to go with aesthetic flat closure. And I don’t want the scar to go from underarm to underarm, but to have two smily faces on each breast (if that’s what you call it). Some have asked why am I watching so many videos and I don’t have confirmation yet? My reply is I rather be forearmed and knowledgeable about what I want than not to be and go along ignorantly with what they want to do or tell me. But I want you to know that your videos are VERY helpful, and has helped me tremendously. THANK YOU SO MUCH 😘. Now I’m going to go watch your video on how to dress as a flattie.
So glad to help! Watch for my video coming out tomorrow where I'm going to be comparing AFC (which I have on the left) with goldilocks (which I have on the right), by showing them side to side on my own chest.
@@estrogendiaries I will be on the lookout for tomorrow's video. I received a call from my hospital confirming I have cancer. Both biopsies were positive for cancer. I will meet with the Breast Specialist on Monday and I told them to schedule the appointment with the Breast Surgeon when I get back from my two-week vacation, so I will be seeing the surgeon on May 15, 2024. I will continue watching your videos to gather more questions and to find out things I need to be aware of. Thank you so much for boldly sharing your experience.
Thank you for sharing your hard news with me. Remember, you likely won't have cancer for long. They are good at removing breast cancer and it rarely returns. Don't let fear an anger take over--feel strong and confident in your surgeons, and see a second one if you can't trust the first one. Odds are, you will be ok and cancer free very soon. Also, be sure to find out if it is ILC or IDC and ensure that the oncologists you work with in the future understand the difference if you have ILC. See my videos on "Lobular" for this, if needed, and the LBCA is the best resource ever.
@@estrogendiaries I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma poorly differentiated grade 3 and high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ with comedonecrosis and microcalcifications
Hello, my name is Kari. I started my journey last year when I was diagnosed with DCIS. I have been told this last week that I should have a mastectomy after finding more DCIS in my same breast. I live in Vancouver WA. I’m thankful to have found your videos. You have helped me in so many ways on deciding what I want. I was wondering if you could share the surgeon you found in Seattle? I’m so scared, but you have calmed my fears some. I didn’t realize I could just skip the reconstruction and go flat. I think I want to do a double Goldilocks mastectomy if I can. Thank you for being brave to share your story!
YES! I'm so glad I saw this before too many weeks went by. My breast surgeon was Angelina Crown at Swedish and I HIGHLY recommend her. Dr. Um works with her as a plastic surgeon. Both are great. I'd never have surgery in Portland knowing they are just a train ride away! I'm in Forest Grove area. See me on insta to chat more often: @a.breast.cancer.diary
I'm going to be having a DMX Jan 3 and will be doing the Goldilocks (no implants) reconstruction with fat grafting, doc not too happy that I pushed out my surgery till then, but I need my daughter here (she'll fly out and spend 2-3 weeks with me to help me and that will be the easiest for her as well as me... Not sure how it will go because I do have implants that need to be ex-planted and I was told I will be needing at least 1-2 more surgeries to finish what we are starting. No nipples, but maybe if the surgery is where I want things to look like when it's all said and done, I may consider doing nipple tattooing (crazy idea, but I was impressed with what my surgeon and oncologist showed me. I guess we'll see how it all goes and if I even decide to do that, but it will all determine the outcome of the DMX and final path report going forward. Thanks for sharing your story and all the information, it has been very helpful.
So glad it was helpful to you!
Hello, I was diagnosed with Invasive lobular Carcinoma, currently 2weeks recovering from double mastectomy. I am wondering if you are taking any preventative measures of reoccurrence? I am trying to figure out which treatment is best for me after surgery.
Hi Jenny! I'm not taking any meds. My cancer was only 2mm. I am a nutritionist and I have a video about all the things I eat. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/JHUHy_jNPR0/видео.htmlsi=a2fL9ale4XiAXF_x (I have another channel as a prof). I also do sauna three to five days a week and exercise a lot--I do dance and a bodyweight routine called the seven minute workout each morning. These things are even more essential to me that what and how I eat. I have very little sugar in my diet, but lots of fruit and veg and mostly fish and wild meat for my protein.
Dr Thomas E Levy’s book “Curing The Incurable: Vitamin C, Toxins and Infectious Diseases” has some great info on high dose intravenous vitamin C. So does Dr Ron Hunninghake and RiordanClinicOnline youtube channel. Wishing you the best!
Thanks!!!
I'm having problems with swelling really bad underneath my left arm I only had one breast removed but it hurts but she took nine lymph nodes out
Your doctor should refer you to Physical Therapy for lymphadema.
I agree with you. I'd also add that you can check out joe tippins at my cancer story rocks. Also, potassium ascorbate can help especially with d-ribose. Basically just get some ascorbic acid and potassium bicarbonate. Mix one teaspoon of asorbic acid with 1/2 teaspoon of potassium bicarbonate and a pinch of d-ribose--just any small amount, add water and sip on that over a couple hours. Don't drink all at once as it's too much potassium at once. This is basically a form of vitamin C that you can take orally that is especially effective for cancer.
When you did your mastectomy did you have to take any hormone blockers
Hi Virginia. No, I wasn’t asked to do so by my first two oncologists. My third one suggested it and I said I’d like to wait until I’m through menopause which I’m just now entering. It’s optional for me, because my cancer was tiny. Since the type of cancer I have becomes resistant to endocrine therapy, I’d rather wait and see.
Thank you so thank you for your comments I hope everything go well with you
@@estrogendiaries my doctor said it wasn't from the lymph nodes I think it was
Is October 9th when I had the surgery and it still hurts I don't know how long it takes I said sometimes a couple of months
Just made a video in response to your question! Hope you caught it?