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Re: reconstruction questions
hi there
some hospitals/doctors do not like to put in expanders if you are having rads - the failure rate is quite high. I know at my hospital here in canada they would not do expanders/rads for this reason.
I had a lumpectomy and rads. I am going ahead with a bmsx. I was told the minimum wait after rads for placing expanders is 6mos and 1yr is optimal. I have already consulted with a PS and she is going to do my surgery in sept - 6mos after I completed my rads
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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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