Re: Question re: nipple removal after mastectomy
I talked to my surgeon about having a prophylactic removal of the nipple areola complex on the opposite side of the mastectomy.
I got the run around about how rare it is to have a recurrence of Paget's on the opposite side. My NAC is still there, and I'm still concerned about symptoms in the breast. I asked my doctor to put in for an MRI.
Is it just precautionary, or do you have symptoms such as flaking, oozing, redness?
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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