María de la Luz and Pamela did not know each other, now they know they have several things in common, in 2018 María de la Luz was diagnosed with breast cancer and in 2021 Pamela.
I detected a small ball, I went to my studies and then they came to the conclusion that I had breast cancer.
María de la Luz Godínez, a patient at the Rubén Leñero Hospital
Pamela says that it is a very hard disease, it changes your life and hits you directmind on self esteem.
The treatment forced lose a breast
At the end of the day, a mastectomy is a mutilation of your breast.
María de la Luz Godínez, a patient at the Rubén Leñero Hospital
Far from being depressed, both sought and found the hands of Dr. Lya Vázquez and her team, who run the breast reconstructive surgery program at the Rubén Leñero Hospital.
The specialist explains that the procedure is done with tissue from the same patient, abdomen, buttocks, thighs
The trend is to carry out the reconstruction process with autologous tissues, not to use prosthetic material, the cost decreases and there is not so much need to recharge the prosthesis.
Lya Vázquez, Head of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Hospital Rubén Leñero
- In the Mexico City since 2015 they have treated 180 patients free of charge, and points out that after the pandemic, the hospital has the capacity to 110 surgeries per year.
The reconstruction process for María de Luz’s breast cancer is the average for this type of surgery in the hospital.
The one for the reconstruction lasted about a year, and now how do you feel? Very good, very happy, very grateful, happy
María de la Luz Godínez, a patient at the Rubén Leñero Hospital
Family support is important Luz’s husband has been present.
I have to be with her now yes through thick and thin
Hugo Martínez, husband of María de la Luz
After her surgery Pamela has come out of the shadows.
Right now I am at one hundred, and I can even do physical activity again. It returns your self-esteem, happiness, security
Pamela Ortega, patient at the Rubén Leñero Hospital
The way to get to this breast reconstructive surgery program is not be affiliated with IMSS or ISSSTEand be referred by one of the Health Centers of the capital government.
