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Faith in Him · 05-21-2010, 03:51 PM

I'm not quite in the same situation but did have a rash on my breast after lumpectomy. At the time they surgeon did talk about removing a large portion of my skin on the chest wall. It was later decided to do a mascetomy and then hyperthermia rads and Xeloda/Tykerb. The rads completely wiped out the rash on the chest wall but also some of my skin. I have just had a tram flap to cover my large wound. It has been a long process but I have not seen the rash is over a year.

05-21-2010, 03:51 PM	#5
Faith in Him Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 764	Re: I want to know: Surgery to remove chest skin I'm not quite in the same situation but did have a rash on my breast after lumpectomy. At the time they surgeon did talk about removing a large portion of my skin on the chest wall. It was later decided to do a mascetomy and then hyperthermia rads and Xeloda/Tykerb. The rads completely wiped out the rash on the chest wall but also some of my skin. I have just had a tram flap to cover my large wound. It has been a long process but I have not seen the rash is over a year. __________________ DX 02/01/07 2.5 cm, Er/Pr-, Her2+++ 18/20 Nodes 03/07 CT & Bone scan - Clear AC x 4, Taxol x 4, Added Herceptin Radiation until 09/07 Herceptin every 3 weeks until 06/08 01/10/08 local recurrence -IBC 01/28/08 CT & Brain MRI - clear 02/08 - Navelbine & Herceptin 05/08 -MRM 05/08 - Gemzar & Herceptin - didn't work 09/08 - Hyperthermia rads 03/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda 05/10 - Tram flap to fix wound