Hi Michka,
Thank you. As you can see from my signature, I did wait for my reconstruction. I will be a 3 year survivor in July and am first now being reconstructed.
That being said, my plan all along was to not reconstruct. I've always been fine with being breastless and am a happy, confident person either way. But, for some reason, about 6 months ago I started thinking about - "putting myself back together" again. After doing a lot of research on the different types of reconstructions (never knowing a thing about any of them) I decided that DIEP is right for me.
It is an exciting, yet scary time, for me but am trying to look forward with confidence. My mind keeps wanting to go to the "what if this disease comes back" mode and "what if this disease comes back while in this proces of reconstruction" BUT am trying to put those thoughts out of my mind and concentrate on the good. To grab a hold of whats good and not think on what I have no control over anyway.
So, thank you for your nice post. Yes,June 17th is the date and it is almost here. YIKES Please pray for me that surgery and recovery is a complete success and NED continues to follow me.
Love to you ....
Mary Jo
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Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
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