breast reconstruction, on my own time

摘要

Earlier this year, I had a mastectomy to treat my breast cancer. The reconstruction process involves stretching the skin to accommodate implants. Normally doctors do that by injecting saline into temporary implants over the course of weeks or months. It means lots of trips to the doctor, and lots of needles. But I work in the surgical department of a hospital, so I'd heard about a new device that was supposedly less painful, and something you could do yourself.