10 ResultsMost relevantImplant Reconstruction After Radiation...ou beautiful survivors about your stories of reconstruction after radiation. I have a wonderful breast surgeon who I have been blessed to have 2nd time around. She highly recommended the P...Reconstruction after Radiation?...omething that I could have at least a little control over ie. size and shape. At no point along the way has anyone said that radiation will limit my options regarding reconstruction...is this actually the c...View results from repliesBreast Reconstruction after Radiation...nd this is my second 'outbreak' in the same breast. The first time around (7 years ago) I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation treatment - wasn't up to the hormone treatment. This time a...View results from repliesWill I be ok?Will I be ok if I get a single mastectomy? I dont think emotionally I will cope. But I know i have to cope. Due to radiation I believe they dont do a reconstruction immediately. I...View results from repliesRecon After Radiation - TimeframeHello, I have heard delayed reconstruction should be "at least 6-12 months" after radiation treatments finish. I'm curious how long after radiation you had reconstruction and/or other breast s...View results from repliesPatient RequestCan one demand a reconstruction, even if surgeon does not recommend it? Should I get a 2nd opinion or see a plastic surgeon? My time to Decide is running out.View results from repliesDefine "failure"My attempt at breast reconstruction did not work. I was heavily heavily bruised....right through to my groin area - no explanation. My expander ruptured....no explanation. I got very very ill w...View results from repliesMastectomy and radiation which order?...asn't changed. What I'm interested in is what order was your mastectomy and radiation done in? We didn't know I was triple negative from my initial biopsy and only found out after my lumpectomy so p...View results from repliesnew member...he want me to have radiation for 5wks 5 days a week. I'm wanting to fi d out more about reconstruction as that is ment to be my light at the end of the tunnel and now I'm hearing if i have radiation t...View results from repliesReconstruction or reduction...isshapen and considerably smaller than the other...this I am finding hard to cope with. I am looking at either having the misshapen breast reconstructed or the unaffected breast reduced to match! S...View results from replies
