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In my case, if I choose to do the lumpectomy, then reconstruction would happen after they...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761249/
Hi @malyah, some surgeons recommend waiting to do reconstrution until about radiation. Radiation therapy can cause...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785892/
@trixie1313 and @nataliehope may have some experience to share about this. Here's some information about Necrosis...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/312763/
Can you get scans if you had a double mastectomy and then DEIP flap reconstruction surgery?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1369371/
I had a left mastectomy with a tram-flap reconstruction. It took forever to heal from and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067289/
For the reconstruction, a good surgeon inserts breast expanders, not at another time but the same...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129033/
Hi @jenni17 I think you'll appreciate this discussion on Connect: - Mastectomy and Reconstruction (or not)...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/215238/
I know there are a few people here that had bilateral and didn’t get the reconstruction...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/638614/
No. I was not a good reconstruction candidate due to a keloid scarring disorder and my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835853/
Hi, I had my first estrogen positive progesterone positive cancer in 2017. I had a single...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1622430/
@triciaot - thanks for sharing! I'm also hours away so will be staying at a hotel...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1622119/
Yes had tape over marker - still left stains. Reconstruction needed some support.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989571/
There is an option. I consulted plastic surgeon. One can always do the reconstruction after mastectomy.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781932/
I had a double mastectomy with DIEP reconstruction. I had my surgeries in New Orleans with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208244/
I was diagnosed with benign phyllodes tumor 2019 after its aggressively growe, I had full mastectomy...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782522/
I have had a diep reconstruction for a single mastectomy in 2009. Have always been happy...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/597036/
You might want to ask your doctor about this study and if it applies to you....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1420657/
How would you break down life expectancy for mucusious carcinoma ? After surgery? After reconstruction?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/257100/
I know these are all the most difficult decisions, and finding all the right answers to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752958/
@catann, you may also want to read the experiences of @jenni17 @vivlaj @meliss @tana @sandyjr @dianamiracle...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/336519/
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