[chemteach]

Lots of options and lots of information to digest it seems. I had my breasts removed and tissue expanders placed during the surgery. I just couldn't believe that this was all happening to me so quickly, and I wanted to be "normal" again as soon as possible. I healed well and had my first expansion on each side of 75cc. The chemo regimen of taxotere, carboplatin, and Herceptin followed, and my PS would not expand during while I was on the TC. That is behind me and I am on Herceptin only until September. My expansion is complete, and I have implant exchange surgery scheduled for early March. The expanders are stiff and awkward, but they've done their job quite well. I didn't want to be hospitalized and recover and have extra scars and so on. I think this was the right decision for me, and I have no regrets. Yet. I won't.