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linn65 · 03-12-2014, 01:20 PM

Shirely,

I don't think my "real" breast is anything special. The PS said my right breast was rather large and anesthically pleasing...I am a 36D. He did do a great job matching them up, and for some reason I truly trust him and his judgement. When he told me about those two incisions all I thought was more scars....geez. I am cut hip to hip, new left breast sown on and more on the right side....Not this time!!

I asked him if there was some sort of statute of limitations on a lift and he said NOPE I can have one 1 or 3 years from now!!

I am just soooo excited to get it done and he is going to remove my PORT!!! I will be done!!!!!!!! Well, you know besides tamox, but I feel like I will be human again!!

03-12-2014, 01:20 PM	#6
linn65 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Attica, IN Posts: 371	Re: DIEP Flap Peeps/surgery/questions as usual Shirely, I don't think my "real" breast is anything special. The PS said my right breast was rather large and anesthically pleasing...I am a 36D. He did do a great job matching them up, and for some reason I truly trust him and his judgement. When he told me about those two incisions all I thought was more scars....geez. I am cut hip to hip, new left breast sown on and more on the right side....Not this time!! I asked him if there was some sort of statute of limitations on a lift and he said NOPE I can have one 1 or 3 years from now!! I am just soooo excited to get it done and he is going to remove my PORT!!! I will be done!!!!!!!! Well, you know besides tamox, but I feel like I will be human again!! __________________ myleftlump.wordpress.com - started blogging my IDC breast cancer 7/2012 diagnosed with multiple solid lesions 7/20/12 biopsy done. ER+ 30 PR -, HER+++,k167 80% Grade 2 9/2012 biopsy on lymph node - showed malignant 9/2012 Pre-adjunctive TCH chemo. 12/6/12 MRI after Pre-adj. Results: Modest Decrease in size of left breast malignancy As well as the associated satellite lesions and auxiliary Adenopathy compared to prior study. Doctors hoped for better but good response it didn't grow. 12/18/2012 left masectomy with axillary nodes Size 3.2 CM, Nottingham score 9/9 Grade 3, no evidence of in situ carcinoma Areas of angiolymphatic are identified Carcinoma is 0.5 cm from inked deep Margin of excision Attached axillary lymph nodes: metastatic Carcinoma in 6 of 8 nodes. Size of largest node 1.5 cm Extracapsular ER + 73%, PR+2%, HER2+ 2/27/13 6 weeks of IMRT radiation finished 2/2013 Started on Tamoxifan 5 years. 8/2013 will take last Herceptin, 17 treatments total every 3 weeks. BRCA1 & BRAC2 - Negative August 28, 2013 DIEP flap on the left breast. February 2014 Nip & Tuck March 14, 2014 nipple reconstruction and removed port. August 14, 2014 lump in lymph nodes under arm and above clavicle. Stage IV August 28, 2014 herceptin And projeta starting and port put back in. 3/18/15 stopped arimidex. 3/18/15 progression....Tdm1