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theresaw · 11-12-2007, 05:24 PM

I was told by a friend that the difference btwn us getting implants and civilians is that we have no muscle to support the implant that is why it hurts, people who just want to increase their breast size still have their breast muscle, we don't. That is why I chose to have the reconstruction with a tramflap (tummy muscle) so that is is still muscle and nothing artificial. I get some discomfort but my Onc said it is just my nerves waking up.

11-12-2007, 05:24 PM	#17
theresaw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maple Grove, MN Posts: 67	Hello I was told by a friend that the difference btwn us getting implants and civilians is that we have no muscle to support the implant that is why it hurts, people who just want to increase their breast size still have their breast muscle, we don't. That is why I chose to have the reconstruction with a tramflap (tummy muscle) so that is is still muscle and nothing artificial. I get some discomfort but my Onc said it is just my nerves waking up. __________________ Diagnosis bc june,2006. 3months of taxol and herceptin, nupregin shots weekly. Now herceptin only, her2 positive. stage III. Left breast, mastectomy with reconstrutive surgery. Herceptin until 10/06. Due to low echogram numbers had to stop Herceptin indefinetly.