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dchips1 · 03-28-2012, 09:59 PM

I never had reconstruction, but I not a big bra fan either. when wearing a shirt that matters or "dressing up" then I use my expensive fake boob and bra. Otherwise I use a soft reg sports bra (for more active days to support the other side I am small but it still can cause pain without support), or a layering chami , or tee with a button up shirt. My mastectomy was on the left so I also buy cute shirts a little bit bigger with decoration, on the left and where with the cami, or laying undershirt you then do not have to worry so much. and the button up shirt can be long sleeve if its cool or short for warmer weather. You can purchase soft foam some silicon shapers to help you even out. Every time I think I'm ready to think about reconstruction, something else comes along in my Cancer journey. So right now I just go with what my activities and weather in AZ dictates.

Take care and DO NOT let society dictate to you what beauty is. Your are a beautiful Warrior.
Darita

03-28-2012, 09:59 PM	#18
dchips1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 219	Re: New plastic surgeon on Wed. A big problem I never had reconstruction, but I not a big bra fan either. when wearing a shirt that matters or "dressing up" then I use my expensive fake boob and bra. Otherwise I use a soft reg sports bra (for more active days to support the other side I am small but it still can cause pain without support), or a layering chami , or tee with a button up shirt. My mastectomy was on the left so I also buy cute shirts a little bit bigger with decoration, on the left and where with the cami, or laying undershirt you then do not have to worry so much. and the button up shirt can be long sleeve if its cool or short for warmer weather. You can purchase soft foam some silicon shapers to help you even out. Every time I think I'm ready to think about reconstruction, something else comes along in my Cancer journey. So right now I just go with what my activities and weather in AZ dictates. Take care and DO NOT let society dictate to you what beauty is. Your are a beautiful Warrior. Darita __________________ dx 1/06 IDC 2cm 38 at dx 2/06 L mast nodes 3/9+ SNB neg ER-/Pr - her2 + Stg 4 liver/pelvis 3/06-9/06Taxol/Carbo/zometa/Herceptin 3/07 6 brain mets WBR down to c-2 4/07 osteonecrosis jaw 1/08 mri new 9mm lesion right lower side 2/08 gamma knife 1 lesion 11/08 regamma 10/09 latent rad necrosis to brain met, 1/20/10 crani: lesion necrosis w active cells continue her add tykerb 1/11 NED just Ingrown toenail! YEAH GOD 8/11 Tykerb, herceptin weekly, elevated her2 levels, negative scans oct -march 11 new neuro deficits lower legs 3/12 2 spinal metsTykerb, Herceptin 04/12 4050cGY rads T 2-4 & T7-9 5/12 Brain,cervical lumbar clear/thoracic slight decrease 10/12 t 2-4 shrunk t-9 grew start Xeloda, 02/13 stop xeloda,5/13 on metformin, decadron, Tykerb, iv and IT herceptin 5/30/13 total #11 #2 of 80mg dose weekly. 9/13 100mg of IT her, IV hern, 750 mg tykerb, 3mg dec. last Mri T--3 SHRUNK t7-9 shrunk no edema. Left shift in CBC bone marrow BX negative. 10/13 Ct has shown Double left ureters with stones/cysts in them, after 3 births and lots and U/S iit takes cancer to figure out you have 2 smaller ureters going into 1 kidney! 12/13 Mri brain no new lesions, cervical and lumbar arthritis. Tspine lesion at T3 stable, T 7-9 GROWTH lots of pain 1/29/14 HIHO HIHO its off to Neuro surgery I go Life is Good when you wake up in the morning and take a breath and know that God has given me another day.