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Equipment needed post surgery
Hi all, Those of you who have had DIEP flap surgery, can you advise what equipment I will need immediately post surgery? Will I need a binder of some sort or just a suitable post surgical bra? Thanks!
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Reconstruction in the public system. On waiting lists from 2009 to 2018. Finally finished.
My final reconstruction results are good and I am thankful and grateful but it really did take a long time. I spent 2009 - 2010 on a waiting list (a year to the day) for a double mastectomy and expanders. I had previously had private insurance but had never used it and had given it up. Had to go the public route. The…
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pigmentation and scars
Hi there, I had a reconstruction in Oct 2015 using my stomach tissue as a donor site. I have a scar from hip to hip. the scar has softened but the pigmentation is still very noticeable. the surgeon did say I would have a scar but I assumed it would disappear in time. I had laser treatment which reduced the pigmentation a…
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sore cold implants
Hi everyone, I had my tissue expanders replaced with silicone gel implants & find that they are very cold, is this normal? My surgery was a month ago, not sure if it changes with time? Wldn't think so. Thanks in advance
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how long til I can drive & function properly after expander to implant exchange
Hi, sorry to post this question, but my surgeon said after 1 week I was fine to do anything. It's been 3 weeks & I tried a simple drive 2day not extending arms & feeding steering wheel thru my hands rather than turning properly, seemed to aggravate my chest pain. My surgeon cldn't explain my chest pain on friday, didn't…
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Breast tissue left behind
I had a double skin and nipple saving mastectomy last year, just about to start reconstrucion and there seems to be an amount of breast tissue left behind. Has this happened to anyone else and if so how much?
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Breast Reconstruction surgeon
Hi everyone i was wondering if anybody could recommend a plastic surgeon in Perth for a reconstruction of my right Breast, I was going to go public but after the experience I had today I’ve decided to go private. thankyou for your help Annette