I had bilateral mastectomy with diep flap reconstruction in July 2020. I had it all done in one big (10 hour) surgery. The only negative thing with the surgery is that I had a ferocious headache for a couple of days after. I believe it was from the anesthesia. I did not expect that at all as I have had a few surgeries and never had this problem. Needless to say it really affected my hospital stay. After the headache went away, everything was easy....Friday was surgery all day and I went home on Monday afternoon. I had no pain at all. Things felt different and strange, but no pain. Are you aware that you need some pudge going on to have that surgery using stomach tissue? Otherwise it can be taken from the fanny or back I think. I had four drains...one for each breast and one on each side of the stomach area. That was not a big deal, but kind of an annoyance. I had two wonderful plastic surgeons. Where are you located? I have no regrets about having the surgery whatsoever. It is a process though. It is not a one surgery deal. There are steps and I still am not totally done, but real happy.