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harrie · 11-12-2007, 11:08 PM

Maria, exactly what kind of reconstruction did you have for both of your breasts? I know you have implants but did you also have something else? Our friend had the tram flap and I had the DIEP flap reconstruction. At the time of my second stage of my reconstruction, I had silicone implants put in. That was this past Sept. in Torrance, CA. (I am also small in stature and am a small to medium B cup now....34A - 32B around there)
Your pain sounds different from the typical post mastectomy pain syndrome, although I wouldn't rule it out completely. Sounds like you are getting pain from the implant itself. Did you mention this to your plastic surgeon?
Harrie

11-12-2007, 11:08 PM	#18
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	Maria, exactly what kind of reconstruction did you have for both of your breasts? I know you have implants but did you also have something else? Our friend had the tram flap and I had the DIEP flap reconstruction. At the time of my second stage of my reconstruction, I had silicone implants put in. That was this past Sept. in Torrance, CA. (I am also small in stature and am a small to medium B cup now....34A - 32B around there) Your pain sounds different from the typical post mastectomy pain syndrome, although I wouldn't rule it out completely. Sounds like you are getting pain from the implant itself. Did you mention this to your plastic surgeon? Harrie __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara