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Tameeka
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9 years ago

Need your advice ladies

Wanna hear the stories for the ladies that have had a double mastectomy with  immediate implant reconstruction before radiation..

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  • @Cate64 my surgeon is happy to do it for me she just told me to do the research and speak to some woman about it as it has its complications and I higher risk of infection but the healing time is half compare to the others.. @ChrissK I'm having 2 lymph nodes taking aswell did u doc/surgeon tell u about the affects radiation could have on ur implants? over all u would recommend it for others? And are u happy with ur result and how far in are u to ur radiation? Sorry for 100 questions lol..
  • @Tameeka, I had double mastectomy with immediate recon with implants and then unfortunately had to have radiation after as they found more cancer.  They used the mepitel on me as well as some plaster piece ontop, so far all ok but the left side is  tighter than the other side and my left side does get a little swelling due to lypmph nodes taken out.
  • @Tameeka dont think they will do it. I think you need to get thru Radiation before reconstructions, though not 100%, its what my Oncologist lead me to believe..