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Couldn't Have Gone Better! - Dallas, TX
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My story begins in 2008 when I was diagnosed with...
MariaJackson064June 20, 2013
WORTH IT$7,000
My story begins in 2008 when I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 52. I endured a double mastectomy with expanders, chemo, and radiation, expander removal and implant replacement and nipple reconstruction. I was just about at the end of my reconstruction when my I contracted an infection in my right implant and was hospitalized once again. The doctors tried to save it but could not and it was removed with nothing put in its place. It left me significantly disfigured!!
I was told implants were no longer an option for me and my only option to be whole again was a TRAM Flap. This procedure is very difficult not only for the patient but for the dr. as well. It’s a 14 hour procedure where my tummy tissue was used to create 2 new breasts. My plastic surgeon at the time no longer did these procedures so I went on a search to find one that did……and found Dr Meade.
I was told implants were no longer an option for me and my only option to be whole again was a TRAM Flap. This procedure is very difficult not only for the patient but for the dr. as well. It’s a 14 hour procedure where my tummy tissue was used to create 2 new breasts. My plastic surgeon at the time no longer did these procedures so I went on a search to find one that did……and found Dr Meade.
MariaJackson064's provider
Wow, you have been through a lot! I am so happy to hear you're pleased with your results...you deserve it! Just curious, were you not able to keep the left implant that was not infected or was that one at risk of infection too? Congratulations on conquering the cancer and your new breasts!