Reconstruction ?
I had a mastectomy three weeks today , right breast and I am just starting to do some research on reconstruction, but not looking at having it done till the end of the year. I did not hve an expan...
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I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MY EXPERIENCE. I AM IN ADELAIDE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD OF THE EXPENSE YOU GIRLS IN THE EASTERN STATES HAVE TO PAY. I HAVE JUST HAD MY LAST OPP AS THE TRAM FLAP IS DONE IN THREE STAGES. THE IST TWO WHERE DONE IN JULY 2012 AND JUST THIS YEAR APRIL 2013 THE LAST ONE. I LOVE MY NEW BOOB AND MY FLAT TUMMY. I DID THIS ONE YEAR AFTER MY MASTECTOMY AS SOON AS MY SURGEON GAVE ME THE ALL CLEAR. MY RECON WAS DONE BY MY SURGEON DR JAMES KOLLIAS HIS NAME IS IN THE GUIDE FOR EARLY BREAST CANCER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I DID HAVE A $2500 OUT OF POCKET AND THE REST WAS COVERED BY PRIVATE COVER. NOT ONLY IS HE A FANTASTIC SURGEON BUT HE IS A LOVELY CARING MAN. XXX JENNY