Denver Metro Mastectomy Support Group

Welcome! I'm Faith Koltak, the founder of Denver Metro Area Mastectomy Support Group.
 

After a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction in November 2023, I was surprised to find that there are no support groups in the Denver metro area specific to women who have had mastectomies. There are plenty of breast cancer support groups, but not all who have breast cancer have mastectomies, and not all who have mastectomies have breast cancer. I didn't feel that it was appropriate for me to be in those spaces.

It also didn't feel appropriate that the only place women have to talk about the challenges related specifically to mastectomies - the emotions, the physical changes, the questions about sexuality or body image or additional surgeries - all of the things that make up the unique journey of a mastectomy, was in the same room in which others may be processing harsher prognoses, recurrences of cancer, etc. 

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While there are a number of online communities filled with amazing women, I believe in the benefit of human connection and interaction. Sometimes we need to be physically witnessed by other people who understand what we're going through. 
 

Welcome! 💗