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Re: Nipple sparing -- risky or safe?
My breast surgeon didn't give me an option for my right side - cancer started in the duct, and that travels to the nipple, so leaving it there was a chance of recurrence. Since they were taking one side, I opted for taking both nipples, and I am leaning towards not reconstructing/tatooing them back (had immediate implant reconstruction at time of bmx). I was never a fan of "headlights" and love being able to not wear a bra at all! I do have some numbness along the incision, but that hasn't really bothered me.
I am 7 weeks out from surgery and NO regrets!
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1/17/14 Day after 44th b-day, Got dx of 2 malignancies Rt breast; ER/PgR- HER2+
1/21/14 Biopsy of spot on left; normal
1/28/14 PET scan - CLEAR!
1/29/14 BRCA normal!
1/31/14 Sentinel node biopsy
2/5/14 Nodes are CLEAR! Stage I/IIa, N0, M0
2/13/14 Start Chemo, 6 rounds for 18 weeks prior to surgery
2/28/14 Port placed
3/6/14 Chemo Round 2
3/27/14 Chemo Round 3 (halfway done!)
4/11/14 u/s shows 2cm tumor about 2x5mm now!
4/17/14 Chemo Round 4
5/8/14 Chemo Round 5 and Daughter's Birthday :)
5/27/14 Last Chemo Party - Round 6
6/17 14 Herceptin only until next Feb.
6/20/14 BMX/Immediate reconstruction DONE
6/30/14 Path report back...NED!
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