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Allicat
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15 years ago

Surgery all finished

So I've had the surgery to exchange the expander for the permanent implant (silicone).

It is so much better than the expander. The skin is no longer stretched and it is a much more normal shape and feel.

The dressings are still on so I haven't seen the scar yet but it should be just the same scar as was there from the mastectomy.

This means all the surgery is finally finished. What a relief. I am still on Herceptin for the rest of this year and tamoxifen & triptorelin for 5 years. Plus the monitoring of the other breast. So, it will not ever really be over but I guess the worst parts are now over.

It is hard to imagine it being over & life can soon continue on as it did before. I don't feel as if I have learned any great lessons or become a different person. I'm still just me with some new experiences. What does all this mean for the future? I don't know.

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    sillysam83
    Member
    15 years ago

    Welcome back Kim.... :) was getting very worried about u :) 

    Ladies u have given me such happiness, saying it feels so different than the tissue expanders is such a relief. 

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    sillysam83
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hey Congratulations & let me say what a great relief it is to hear your story, I'm going to have the same surgery next month and was a bit anxious about the end result! 

    so thankful for sharing your story.... 

    Good Luck for the future!

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    sillysam83
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hey Congratulations & let me say what a great relief it is to hear your story, I'm going to have the same surgery next month and was a bit anxious about the end result! 

    so thankful for sharing your story.... 

    Good Luck for the future!