Rewritten Me
by Luan Lawrenson-Woods
Latest episode
Body Image After Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction
Body Image After Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction
About this podcast
Rewritten Me is Australia’s podcast dedicated to reconstruction after mastectomy, created and hosted by award-winning patient advocate Luan Lawrenson-Woods.
Made in Australia and listened to by people around the world, Rewritten Me supports people making decisions about breast reconstruction, understanding their options, and finding practical support before and after surgery.
Through conversations with breast and reconstructive surgeons, healthcare professionals, allied health experts and people with lived experience, the podcast explores reconstruction options, recovery, scars, lymphoedema, exercise, emotional wellbeing, body image, cost, access, consent and informed decision-making.
Rewritten Me is here to help you ask better questions, understand your options, feel more confident having a say in your care, and decide how you rewrite your story.
Luan Lawrenson-Woods
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 45 episodes
- Body Image After Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction · 1 h 4 minMastectomy and breast reconstruction can change more than how your body looks. And it can be complex. How can you prepare for changes to sensation, function, identity and the…
- Breast Reconstruction: Medicare, Medical Billing and the Public System · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 9If you’re having breast surgery or reconstruction through Australia’s public health system, what are you entitled to as a public patient, and what should you know before agreeing…
- Scar Care After Breast Reconstruction · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 8Scars after breast surgery can bring up fear and a lot of questions. What should they feel like? When can we touch them? And how do you know what’s normal? Luan speaks with…
- Rewritten Rewind: Foods That Can Help You Heal After Surgery · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 7What can you eat to help support healing after breast reconstruction surgery? Originally recorded in 2023, this episode returns as a Rewritten Rewind as part of the Before and…
- Exercise Before & After Mastectomy & Breast Reconstruction · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 6What movement can you do to prepare for breast cancer surgery, and what may help once you leave hospital? Luan speaks with Anna-Louise Bradley, senior exercise physiologist…
- Can’t Have DIEP? PAP Flap Breast Reconstruction Explained by A/Prof Bish Soliman · 39 min · Season 13 Episode 5DIEP flap breast reconstruction is often the own-tissue option people hear most about. But what happens when it isn’t suitable for you? Associate Professor Bish Soliman, who…
- How Do You Prepare for Breast Reconstruction Without a Surgery Date? | Elle Part 2 · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 4Elle is waiting for a date for her risk-reducing mastectomy and PAP flap reconstruction through the public health system. Without knowing when surgery will happen, preparing…
- Before Breast Reconstruction: How Elle Decided on a PAP Flap | Part 1 · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 3After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, followed by a single mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction, Elle thought her next surgery would be a revision. Then updated genetic…
- Conquering Breast Cancer: Why We Share Our Stories · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 2Why do we share our most personal experiences, and what do we hope those stories give somebody else? Four women featured in Conquering Breast Cancer join Luan to talk about why…
- Rewritten Me Is Back: Before and After Breast Reconstruction · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 1Rewritten Me is back! Australia’s podcast dedicated to supporting people having reconstruction after mastectomy returns with a new mini-series looking at the before and after…
- DIEP Flap Monitoring Explained: What, Why & How · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 17From surgical signs to patient peace of mind, Dr Joe Dusseldorp breaks down what flap monitoring involves and why it matters for your recovery. For patients who choose…
- What’s Next for Rewritten Me? And Why You’ll Love Regarding Me · 8 min · Season 2 Episode 16This isn’t a usual episode - it’s an important update. Rewritten Me has always been about more than reconstruction. It’s about agency, questions, courage - and the quiet (or…
- LEAP into lymphoedema: signs & intervention · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 15Breast cancer treatment or surgery can have long-term or late effects that can affect your quality of life - for life. One of those is breast cancer-related lymphoedema, a…
- OWise: be informed & regain control · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 14As cancer treatment becomes more personalised and complex, staying informed to advocate for yourself can feel overwhelming. In today’s digital world, finding trustworthy…
- Nipple-sparing mastectomy & DIEP: what, why, when and how · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 13Join me as I sit down with Dr Joe Dusseldorp, Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon, to talk in detail about nipple-sparing mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction after breast cancer…
- Nipple reconstruction: is it worth it? · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 12One of the most frequently asked questions from people who’ve had their nipple removed as part of their mastectomy is: “is nipple reconstruction worth it?” As with all decisions…
- Bloom43: a new era in breast surgery prep & prehab · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 11What if there was something you could proactively do before breast surgery to help reduce the risk of complications and support healing? Something that’s drug-free and simple to…
- TNBC, BRCA, DIEP - WTF?! · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 10From shock diagnosis to choosing a reconstruction surgeon. Bec didn’t think for one minute that the lump in her breast was cancer. After the shock of being diagnosed with triple…
- Feedback, complaints & compliments · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 9Are you concerned about your FRACS Surgeon’s behaviour? Here’s how you can give purposeful feedback to help future patients. Historically, it was accepted that some surgeons had…
- FREE the prosthetic nipple! · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 8Discover a pioneering post-mastectomy nipple option that you might not know about! If you've lost your nipple(s) as part of breast cancer surgery and are looking for…
