In this video I'm sharing my whole story of my two incidents of flat denial and the resulting trauma that I went through last year as well as all of the things that I've learned about communicating with surgeons and want to share with other women headed for mastectomy. Just another breast cancer survivor and advocate, here--don't take my words as medical advice please! - Related Videos: The video I made a year ago on this same topic, when it was super fresh: https://youtu.be/w1XPR7oXrj4 A more recent interview with Kim, the founder of Not Putting on a Shirt: https://youtu.be/GQBL0gN-UzA?si=fHk8M-ZPZbBnbNYp The playlist of my entire Mastectomy Story: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLczz0n2ViEuHQRRIS91VgkWY1XD9rOYcH - Links: https://notputtingonashirt.org/ is the web site for all things flat closure/flat denial. My professional YouTube channel is at youtube.com/@UCm0eVIZXp-3qQ83PtfpK-oQ The land where I shot this video was once Kalapooia Tribal land. Join me by contributing to and learning from your own local indigenous farms here: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/get-involved/reparations/ NOTE: This description may contain affiliate links to products I enjoy using and have tested for quality. Should you choose to use these links, this channel may earn affiliate commissions at no additional cost to you. I appreciate your support! #seekingdeeperhealth #nwnutritionist #mastectomy #breastcancer #doublemastectomy #lobular #goldilocksmastectomy