I had the S-Gap done and LOVED it!. I didn't have enough on my stomach to have the DIEP done and another member had it done with another doctor and I think she is as happy as I am. But I will let her speak for herself.
I had Dr. Chang at Mercy in Baltimore do mine and the healing time was so minimal and I was driving by week 2. I went out there on a Monday, had the surgery on a Tuesday and flew home on Friday. I had tubes in and my breast surgeon took them out. She was very pleased with the surgery and told me next time I went out there to bring back a handful of cards! No-one in this area does them. All I had to do was prove to the insurance carrier that no one in a 50 miles radius did them and they covered the whole expense. Except travel expenses. I also like the fact that now that I have to have a LAVH that I did not have any abdominal surgery. So this is an option for me. If you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them for you.
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Take care, k
DX: 10/29/03-Stage IIB, 3/12 nodes +, er/pr-,
Grade 3
MRM: 11/07/03
TX: TCH-BRICG Study-6 tx's; 12/15/03
Herceptin; til 12/14/04
Rads: 30 days
BRCA neg
S-Gap: 12/15/04
Oct 05: LAVH
NED
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