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Halza
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7 years ago

How long between mastectomy and reconstruction

Hi, new to this online group and after some advice please. I was diagnosed with stage 2 IDC HER 2 positive. End of March this year. Have just finished 4 th round of AC dense chemo and start paclitaxel...
mastectomy
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primek
Member
7 years ago
I believe the 2 years may be the waiting list. But because you need radiotherapy it does need time to heal completely. The tissue changes after treatment. You may be able to discuss if you are a candidate for immediate tissue expander at time of mastectomy. What type of reconstruction are you considering?