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After Bilateral Mastectomy, my Expanders Are Excruciating

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I Was a 34A at Best. I am afraid my body is too small to accommodate the smallest expanders available, and I am seriously thinking of ending the reconstruction. I should mention that my mastectomy was a little over 3 weeks ago, and we have not yet started filling the expanders.

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