Having a mastectomy, or a double mastectomy, often feels extremely emotional for women. Our breasts are something that we grew with. They are a part of our bodies, a part of our treasured femininity and a symbol of our sexuality. Sure, breasts are flaunted, too talked about, obsessed over, and put on a pedestal in most countries (not all, but trust me, most), but they are, never the less, a vital part of a woman’s feelings of her feminine nature.
My breasts make me feel beautiful and powerful. I love the way they look in a pretty bra or in a sexy bathing suit. I love the way they get a little bit of cleavage and turn my husband on when I’m wearing something sexy. I love when they are touched, kissed, and all the other stuff that goes with breasts being a erogenous zone on the female body.
Of course, breasts can be a pain in the butt sometimes too. I mean, who doens’t hate wearing a dang bra all the time? I think I may be the most bra-hating woman in America to be honest, but I know there are lots of other women right there with me that would agree wearing a bra is one of the most uncomfortable things a modern woman has to do these days.
I still love my breasts though. They are the goddess-like symbol of our uniqueness. They can be small, large, pert, saggy, firm, not so firm, shaped differently and the whole nine yards – but so many of them are just beautiful. They come to be a part of us, and not just like any other body part, but a sexual and powerful part of our bodies, and when we lose one or both, the emotional results can be really devastating to us and even to our significant others.
This is why reconstructive surgery has come such a long way. There are some great reconstructive surgeons out there that can give women who have had to have radical mastectomies done a pair of breasts that may even look better than they did before they had cancer!
