[Donna H]

I had my port removed last week and my surgeon said he would not recommend I get reconstructive surgery. His primary reason was because I had radiation and who knows what scar tissue will result from another surgery. I don't get his reasoning? I had very little, I mean barely any skin irritation from radiation (33 in total). Right now I have a lot of scar tissue to the point it is as if the lump that was removed is still there (I have been assured it is not). Sometimes the breast hurts so I thought getting the scar tissue removed would help with that. But then I would most likely want reconstructive surgery as the tissue/tumor removed was 5 cm x 3cm.

My question is, does it make sense that this surgeon would be so opposed to reconstructive surgery/removing scar tissue? My general practitioner thinks I should get the scar tissue removed. My onc doesn't see the point to removing scar tissue.