Breasts were also important in how she felt about herself. Campanini is a senior executive manager with Tupperware and makes frequent sales presentations. Having reconstructive surgery was more than just restoring her physical appearance, it was key to restoring her overall confidence and self-image. Campanini's was an aggressive cancer. An intense 36 weeks of chemotherapy were followed by six weeks of radiation.
Radiation can cause tissue to break down.
Later this year she will have follow-up outpatient reconstruction and the larger breast will be adjusted to match the smaller one. She tried to maintain a normalcy in our family life. That's what I've tried to do for my kids. Regaining her former energy level, she admits, has been a struggle. My kids hear me say a lot, 'I'm tired,' and then we have to curtail activities, but at least I'm still here.