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harrie · 02-11-2009, 03:21 PM

Michika, I was told the results will take 2 wks. So have about 1 1/2 wks to wait.
As you can see, I had the DIEP. My surgery which was a combo bilat mastectomy with the DIEP took about 15 hrs! But I recovered nicely and had not complications.
How are you feeling?
Maryanne

02-11-2009, 03:21 PM	#20
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	Michika, I was told the results will take 2 wks. So have about 1 1/2 wks to wait. As you can see, I had the DIEP. My surgery which was a combo bilat mastectomy with the DIEP took about 15 hrs! But I recovered nicely and had not complications. How are you feeling? Maryanne __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara