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Re: failed reconstruction following prophylactic mastectomy
This topic has really piqued my interest. Just 2 weeks ago I had an infection to my right side. It was my cancerous side. It was my radiated side and I had a very uncomfortable and painful implant in there which I was planning to remove/replace in a few months. Well, I was admitted with a 103 fever and was immediately put on dialudid and IV antibiotics. They could not get my fever down so my implant was removed. Interestingly, this infection occurred 1 year after my double mastectomy. The surgeon tested the area and found no cancer. So thankful for that. Debbie's post really got me thinking about this infection theory.
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June 2013 DX Stage 3 Idc, rt breast, er/pr-, her2+++
PET/CT/Brain MRI clear
ACTHP until Dec 2013
BMX Dec 2013
28 Rads Feb 2014
Exchange surgery June 2014
Herceptin end Sept 2014
Headaches start Oct 2014
CT body clear Nov 2014
Brain MRI 4 lesions Nov 2014
SRS via LINAC in Dec 2014
Rt side infection, hospitalized, lost right implant on Jan 1, 2015
Jan 14 2015 MRI brain lesions shrinking
Jan 27 2015 Re-start herceptin every 3 weeks
Feb 2015 CT/PET Body clear
Re-start Lymphedema treatment April 2015
Breast MRI clear April 2015
Brain MRI April 2015 - shows everything stable, nothing new (whew)
CT scan June 2015 - clear
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