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Re: RECONSTRUCTION warning, wish i knew
linn - you can do other flaps that don't take muscle - DIEP, SGAP etc. If you PS says you don't have enough tummy fat look for alternate areas to take -(I think they take from the buttocks as well as stomach) another suggestion (which was never made to me) is that you can do the radiated breast using DIEP and the other (non radiated) breast with an implant, not ideal but at least you won't be sacrificing muscle - TRUST me you will never be the same
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diagnosed aug/11
right breast IDC 2.2 cm LVI
neoadjuvant fecx3, tax and her x3
surgery -pCR 0/2 nodes
25 rads
herceptin x18
tamox
prophy bi-msx with TE's oct 15/12
LD flap reconstruction (PM me if you want the details)
zoladex shots monthly until SOFT studies come out
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