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Shirley · 03-12-2014, 01:09 PM

Linn,

I was told I could get a "lift" on my healthy breast, so that it matches my fake one. My thought was "heck yes" I want that. I want to look as good as possible, and at age 55 I could use some uplifting!

Your post reminds me that I need to ask more questions about the lift and exactly what it entails. The docs are always kind of vague about the details.

Shirley

03-12-2014, 01:09 PM	#5
Shirley Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Lakewood, WA Posts: 56	Re: DIEP Flap Peeps/surgery/questions as usual Linn, I was told I could get a "lift" on my healthy breast, so that it matches my fake one. My thought was "heck yes" I want that. I want to look as good as possible, and at age 55 I could use some uplifting! Your post reminds me that I need to ask more questions about the lift and exactly what it entails. The docs are always kind of vague about the details. Shirley __________________ Age 54 at dx (April '13) Stage 2b, grade 3 ER+ PR+ HER+, 9 cm tumor one breast and <0.5 cm in sentinal node BRCA1 and 2 negative Neoadjuvant TCH chemo started 5-15-13 (4 rounds, 3 weeks apart) Unilateral Mx w/expander 8-22-13 (right side) 5/5 nodes Neg clear margins but close. Tumor at removal down to 2.2 cm. Radiation 6 wks starting 10-17-13. Herceptin every 3 weeks until 4-23-14 DIEP/Mastopexy 10-8-14, U of WA