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LF Reconstruction: Anyone have their implants removed years later?
Hi All: In 2013 I was diagnosed with BC had bilateral mastectomy and chose Latissimus Flap (LF) reconstruction. Let me start out by saying I...
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Too slim to have reconstruction after a partial mastectomy: Options?
I'm diagnosed IDC stage 2, Er+, Pr- , Her2 Neg.Surgeon wants me to have a single wide excision / partial mastectomy with tissue sparing .My...
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Diagnosed with ILC: Any reconstruction input, implants vs DIEP?
My initial, pre-surgery stage is 1a, right breast only. Reading about ILC scares me about recurrence (not to mention initial possibility of more than scans...
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Has anyone had regrets about DIEP flap reconstruction?
I am considering DIEP flap reconstruction and have misgivings about the number of surgeries involved and the unintended side effects, such as too-tight abdominal closure...
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Implants after reconstruction surgery losing their shape: Anyone else?
I was diagnosed with cancer in my left breast in 2016. I decided to have a double mastectomy and afterward I had reconstruction surgery. My...
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Reconstruction implants or DIEP flap: How did you choose?
I had mastectomy on 9/27/2022 with nipple sparring and expanders. I’m currently going thru radiation and will do reconstruction after skin is healed. I don’t...
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Who to see after DMX w/o reconstruction surgery/follow ups?
I had my surgery at Mayo JAX, now I am to have manual breast exams every 6 months. Do I see a GYN, a surgeon...
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Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?
I had a left breast mastectomy and will be having the right done after chemo and radiation. So I have time to decide. My surgeon...
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Small lump under skin of reconstructed breasts
In Oct 2022 at age 48 I was diagnosed with stage 1 after I felt a small 1 cm lump. After an MRI and 4...
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Breast reconstrution: Anyone also have a breast reduction?
So I see the plastic surgeon next week to hear what he has to say about surgery. I currently am almost a C cup and...
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Hi @chickie, I moved your message about reconstruction and revisions to this existing discussion called: -...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729631/
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I have a natural breast and a reconstruction on the right. The cosmetic result is completely...
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hi, most women that I have spoken to that had bilateral reconstruction, myself as well experience...
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