Questions Sent to Caroline for Confirmation:

To make sure Caroline is comfortable at all times during the interview we will give her the option to remove any questions below:

Documentary Questions:

What was your life like before having cancer?

Do you remember when you first thought you had cancer?

When were you diagnosed with cancer?

How did you feel when you were first told you had it?
How did it affect your life?

How long did it take to properly come to terms with the diagnosis?

What was the hardest thing during that time?

Not many people ask this, but did you find any positives in that time? (Anything you took for granted that you valued more?)

Did it change your outlook on life?

How were your family affected?

At what point did you decide to get a double mastectomy?

Was it a tough decision?

Was it the first choice or a ‘plan b’?

Did you know of anyone else who had got that surgery done in the past?

Were you certain, did you have any doubts or fears with the surgery?

How did you feel before surgery?

How did you feel after surgery?

Was it easy to come to terms with your new body?

Is there anything you miss about no longer having breasts?

Have you had any negative messages or comments directed to you since the surgery?

Have you had any positive messages or comments directed to you since the surgery?

If you had any advice for somebody who was in the same situation as you what would you say?

Do you feel any less feminine than you did with breasts?

Why did you opt to live flat and not have a prosthetic of any kind?

If you could go back would you have changed anything?