Double Recon with Air Expanders

I actually had a normal lat dorsi with air expander reconstruction on both sides! I also thought there would be a problem on the radiated side, but my skin is great. I didn't burn when I had radiation (just a slight pink with no breakdown) so maybe that could be why. The air expanders are very new. They can expand to the desired size in as little as 15 days. I must admit that the side that had the delayed recon is more painful than the side that had the skin-sparing immediate recon, but I'm really happy with the results so far. I'm shocked that they could turn a concave chest with ribs showing into a fairly normal looking boob!! They aren't expanded to full size yet but immediately following surgery, both boobs were big enough to not need my prosthesis any more. I'm only 4 weeks post surgery but I'm already very glad I did it. x Jane