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Please share your experience with the Diep Flap Procedure

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 15 6:11am | Replies (67)
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Hi @lharris79 ,

I did DIEP Flap at 39 with a single mastectomy. The recovery was super tough, but I am now very happy with the results four years later. It was not at Mayo, though

One huge thing that convinced me not to go with implants was that you can't get an MRI with them, and my team relies on MRIs for my right side, since mammos are not done on the mastectomy side.

While I also have chest CTs and blood work, I wanted to have all the screening options I could for the TNBC, especially at the stage it was (3B).

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lharris79 | @lharris79 | Oct 1, 2025

@seathink thank you for the response. I hope you are doing well. Can you tell me more about the harvest site and your recovery/scars? Does your breast look “normal?” Looking back would you choose differently?

I was told that if I did implants MRI would be used for future screening and monitoring of the implants. No more mammograms.

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