my reconstruction journey
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OOOHHH MELP how I feel those few days straight after surgery. Its really awful to go through. Makes getting home seem like such a luxury. Glad it went well and you are now on the mend.
Dx IDC 2cm grade 3 ER/PR pos. DCIS grade 3, fam hist metastatic BC. Bi lat mastectomy, FEC x 4, surgical revision pending. AI x 5 yrs Femara
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hi all
The first few days in hospital were awful!! throwing up and couldnt keep anything down. By day 5 in there i started to feel better. Started eating small bits of food and the pain meds started controlling the pain more.
Day 4 I was able to get in the shower by myself and open my bowels reasonably normally District nurses are helping me with drains etc everyday and i also have help with showering
Was in there for a week. Got out on the 6th of july it was so weird to be back out in the world after being in hospital for so long...had followup last thursday with my surgeon and he is really happy with how Im healing!!! Implant is so soft!!!
Onward and upward
The first few days in hospital were awful!! throwing up and couldnt keep anything down. By day 5 in there i started to feel better. Started eating small bits of food and the pain meds started controlling the pain more.
Day 4 I was able to get in the shower by myself and open my bowels reasonably normally District nurses are helping me with drains etc everyday and i also have help with showering
Was in there for a week. Got out on the 6th of july it was so weird to be back out in the world after being in hospital for so long...had followup last thursday with my surgeon and he is really happy with how Im healing!!! Implant is so soft!!!
Onward and upward
Diagnosed stage 3 aggressive BC July 2011 at 27.
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
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all the best melp, hope it all goes well.......Rosa
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good luck Mel
Dx IDC 2cm grade 3 ER/PR pos. DCIS grade 3, fam hist metastatic BC. Bi lat mastectomy, FEC x 4, surgical revision pending. AI x 5 yrs Femara
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Wow Mel....tomorrow!
I agree totally with Judy re the nipple reconstruction....mine is the same.
Hope all goes well.
jezza
I agree totally with Judy re the nipple reconstruction....mine is the same.
Hope all goes well.
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Melp best of luck I'm three weeks post lat dorsi. Take it easy. Have to say pain wasn't as bad as I imagined.
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Dx 31/05/11, RB skin sparing mast with silicone implant 21/6, DCIS approx 15cm, IDC 3cm grade 2 stage 2 ; 2/13 nodes, ER/PR+,HER2-, Ki-67+ : TAC x6, Radiation x28. Hormone therapy to follow. Tamoxifen May 2012- July 2012 - Stroke July 2012 switch to Femara Oct 2012
Dx 31/05/11, RB skin sparing mast with silicone implant 21/6, DCIS approx 15cm, IDC 3cm grade 2 stage 2 ; 2/13 nodes, ER/PR+,HER2-, Ki-67+ : TAC x6, Radiation x28. Hormone therapy to follow. Tamoxifen May 2012- July 2012 - Stroke July 2012 switch to Femara Oct 2012
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Hoping all goes well Mel. Will be thinking of you on Monday and the days that follow.
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hi all i am days away from my reconstruction!!! Its next monday morning i have to be there by 7:30 am.. guess I will be able to sleep lol lol
Im quite excited
Im quite excited
Diagnosed stage 3 aggressive BC July 2011 at 27.
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
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I had a nipple reconstruction and a tattoo. The nipple was very large (poke your eyes out large) but it soon went down. Now four years later it's barely not there but there is something and I think that's enough for me. As to the tattoo it's the only thing I had to pay extra for and I wouldn't waste my money again. My nipples are very pale and as tattoos fade it didn't last long at all. Others with darker nipples probably tell a different story.
DX Sep 09, LB mast with axillary diss. Grd 2 Ductal Carc. 50mm diam. Margins clear. 1/13 nodes. OR+ PR+, HER2- . FEC x 3, Taxotere x 3, RADS x 30, Tamoxifen, DIEP reconstruction April 2011, Femara 2013, Oophorectomy 2013.
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I had my nipple reconstructed and tattooed and delighted with the results.
Janette
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thanks ladies!!! feeling super excited about it all. Most of all looking to move forward with life and have slightly less to do with BC for a little while
will be having other side exchange after expansions on the left side but thats usually not a big deal. any thoughts on tattoed nipples versus having nipples constructed??
will be having other side exchange after expansions on the left side but thats usually not a big deal. any thoughts on tattoed nipples versus having nipples constructed??
Diagnosed stage 3 aggressive BC July 2011 at 27.
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
Lobular tumour in left breast. ER+ PR+ HER2 - Surgery L mastectomy august 2011
4xAC chemo and 4xtaxorete chemo. 25 sessions of radiation at RAH.
DCIS tumour and Right masectomy with tissue expander placement October 2014
LD flap recon June 2015
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that is awesome. Hoping all goes smoothly and you get the result you hope for. A belated birthday present
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