As a charity, we rely on volunary contributions to provide this information. You may feel that your breasts are very important to your idea of yourself as a woman and that the alteration to your appearance severely affects your self-confidence. Many women need time to come to terms with the loss.
All women find different ways of trying to come to terms with the change to their bodies.
Some prefer to see the results of the surgery for the first time alone. Others may want the support of a partner or close friend, or doctor or nurse, when they take their first look. Either way, the first months are likely to be very upsetting and many women experience conflicting emotions. But help is available. No woman has to deal with this experience alone, unless she prefers to do so.