A New Breast, A New Life
It is always good to see Susie again. “Good morning, Dr Tan. I am so glad to see you today. I had missed you for my past few visits as you were away.” She gave me a big hug while saying this. She was wearing a brown wig as her hair is still quite short after the chemotherapy. She told me that she just completed her last cycle of chemotherapy 6 weeks ago and currently she is doing fine. We went through the physical examination and all was well. She was very happy and satisfied with the left reconstructed breast. “Thank you for doing such a good job. The reconstructed breast looked really good. I can never imagine seeing myself in the mirror with a missing breast. You had given me not just a new breast, but a new life.” This brings me back to the memory of our first meeting. As usual, I was feeling quite exhausted at the end of the clinic session. A young lady in her mid-30 walked in nervously with her husband. After introducing myself, I asked her what brought her here tod