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Re: Nipple sparing -- risky or safe?
I was just telling a friend the other day I wish I had done nipple sparring...I saw another BC gal with that surgery and her breasts look so natural. Yes they have no feeling and it is a bit riskier to leave them (not sure of the percentage of increased risk of a local reccurence but it was quite low). I think if you are a lumpectomy candidate you would be a NSM candidate.
my surgeon does not believe in them, which I think is kind of old school. The younger surgeons do them all the time. If the incision is done under the breast, wow they look so good!
I would ask if the location of your cancer makes this risky or not and then just go with personal preference
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diagnosed aug/11
right breast IDC 2.2 cm LVI
neoadjuvant fecx3, tax and her x3
surgery -pCR 0/2 nodes
25 rads
herceptin x18
tamox
prophy bi-msx with TE's oct 15/12
LD flap reconstruction (PM me if you want the details)
zoladex shots monthly until SOFT studies come out
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