[Ruth]

Hi Peggy:

I am a little unusual as I had reconstruction with expander and implants after radiation. It worked for me so far and I am very pleased with the results. It is a roll of the dice since it has a 70% failure rate...so many PC's won't attempt it. They take into account your skin and muscle health after the radiation. Mine didn't show any signs of elasticity, scarring or muscle tone problems so we went for it. They also wanted to be sure that I never smoked...not sure why that was a factor. To be honest the expander fills were pretty bad in the pain category even though he did them very slowly 30cc's at a time. You feel like you have a rock attached to your chest. It is weird feeling. You can't go too big either..I am a size big B or small C cup which works great for me personally. The silicone is very natural and pretty!

Hope this helps!
Ruth