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Hi! Your sister should be having MUGA screenings on her heart, I had one before I started Herceptin and every 3 months after that. I had a bilateral mastectomy with no reconstruction and used organic vitamin E oil on the scars...and it is amazing how small the scars are...just a thin white line. The general area is sort of bumpy, a little excess tissue...now my ribs show! I am working on building up my chest muscles. Cannot stress enough the importance of getting back one's range of motion!!! Start immediately even if it hurts or feels weird. Frozen shoulders are common aftereffects of breast surgery! I came home from the hospital with a pamphlet of arm exercises to do and did them religiously! My surgery was 16 months ago, I still have areas of numbness-nerve damage-but all in all I am happy with how I look and feel!!! Good luck to you all!
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