I invite you to join me and Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo of PRMA in San Antonio for a BCSM (breast cancer social media) tweet chat. It will be held on Monday evening, July 29th for an hour beginning at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 6 pm Pacific on Twitter. Let’s go over the who, what, when, where, why, and how of participating in a breast reconstruction tweet chat.
Who Can Participate in the Tweet Chat?
Those who have a Twitter account can participate. Co-moderators of the #BCSM tweet chats, Dr. Deanna Attai, @DrAttai, and Alicia Staley, @stales, will guide the conversation the evening of July 29. They have graciously invited Dr. C and me as guests that evening. My Twitter handle is @6state and Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo’s Twitter handle is @drchrysopoulo.
What is a Breast Reconstruction Tweet Chat?
The BCSM community picks a topic to focus on each Monday evening for those affected by breast cancer. Because this tweet chat will focus on breast reconstruction, I used a crowd sourcing method to ask the closed Facebook group I started, DiepCJourney: Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy, what questions they would like answers to about breast reconstruction. These are the topics they came up with and ones we hope to provide information for the evening of the tweet chat. Not all topics may be covered due to the hour of time allotted for the tweet chat.
- What are all the options for breast reconstruction whether you are a woman or man affected by breast cancer?
- How do you find a well-qualified, board certified plastic surgeon to perform your breast reconstruction?
- What is the importance of coordinated care with a team of physicians to achieve optimal outcomes throughout treatment and surgery?
- Can I regain feeling after my mastectomy if I choose breast reconstruction?
- What will my aesthetic outcomes be if I choose autologous (using your own tissue) or implant-based breast reconstruction?
- Is more than one surgery usually involved in breast reconstruction?
- Let’s talk nipples! Losing them, reconstructing them, or tattooing them, What’s the answer?
- How is pain controlled during recovery with breast reconstruction surgery?
- What is the cost of breast reconstruction surgery?
When is the Breast Reconstruction Tweet Chat?
Monday evening, 7/29/2019, for an hour beginning at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 6 pm Pacific on Twitter.
Where is the Breast Reconstruction Tweet Chat?
You can find us on your computer or mobile phone; however, I highly recommend using your computer or laptop as the tweets and responses go at a very fast pace. Using your phone can wear your fingers out fast!
Why Should you Participate?
- If you or someone you know is considering having breast reconstruction, this is a great evening to find out more information while you are in the planning stages.
- Are you newly diagnosed and don’t know your options for breast reconstruction? Come join us to find out what your options are.
- If you have had surgery and are in the healing stages, join us to lend support to other participants to share you own personal Journey and tips for recovery.
- Connect with a community of like-minded individuals and medical professionals who focus on breast reconstruction.
How do you Participate in a Breast Reconstruction Tweet Chat?
Depending on what browser you are using, I frequently use Google chrome, I find the platform, “tchat” has been very successful for Monday evening tweet chats.
- Click this link: www.tchat.io
- There will be a search bar that says, “# enter hashtag#”.
- Type in these four letters: bcsm.
- You may asked to sign on to your Twitter account. After doing that, you should now be on the tweet chat.
- If you’re new, listen and lurk. Watch the comments and conversation role through the session. It can be overwhelming if it is your first experience but just being here you will learn a lot!
- Type a comment in the “Tweet #bscm” window at the top of the page to “chat with bcsm”.
Click here to find out more about the BCSM community. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of community and learning by participating in a breast reconstruction tweet chat.