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Old 12-22-2011, 11:38 PM   #2
Catherine
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Re: French Silicone Breast Implants Recalled

According to the article I read 1000 out of 30,000 implants burst. The implants were made with a cheap industrial silicon. These type of implants were not sold in the U.S. So sorry for anyone who has suffered through this problem.
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Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
33 rads after the surgery
1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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