Mary Jo I just found this video of your wonderful doctor and his partner. I like how they said they perform a special cat scan on your abdomen BEFORE they begin surgery in order to find the perforator vessels which gives them more time to sculpt the new breast (the area where my PS seemed to have less skill, as evidenced by my hamburger foob.) I'm going to tell my PS about your doctor's use of the cat scan so that, even if he didn't use it for me, he'll think about using it for his future patients so they can have better Stage 1 outcomes.
http://www.froedtert.com/SpecialtyAr...dWhitfield.htm
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Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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