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57 Year Old Post Skin Saving Mastectomy Needing Reconstruction - Green Bay, WI
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I am a 57 year old who has been diagnosed with...
I am a 57 year old who has been diagnosed with Breast cancer in October of 2015. I had a unilateral mastectomy on March 2,2016 after chemotherapy treatments. I am a petite 100lbs 32A and I want to go up one cup size. My PS inserted a tissue expander and used alloderm immediately after my breast surgeon was done with the skin saving mastectomy. I went home with 2 drains and was told I had to wait a few weeks before I can begin getting fills. It seems that I am a "stitch spitter" so we had to wait just a little longer for my mastectomy incision to fully heal seeing how I was pulling knots out of it and that kept the scar from completely healing. My first fill was only 30cc's o see how I tolerated it. No problems so the next 2 fills we put in 60cc's. My tissue expander is a bit uncomfortable. Being so small I can feel every edge and every wrinkle in the expander. I am now only getting 30cc fills and have a total of 210cc's in right now. My PS and I have not talked about the type and kind of implant to use. That will happen in the next couple of visits. I am also having my other side augmented so that I have a matching set!! I will need a lift and an implant inserted. Has anyone else had this done? I have been taking pictures along the way and as soon as I can figure out how to post them I will. I will also ask permission from my PS to use his name..... That's it for now.........
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August 7, 2016
Well I believe I have 360cc's in my tissue expander. It is still uncomfortable because I can still feel and see the edges and wrinkles. I have been in the 8 week holding pattern waiting for my surgery. That is scheduled for Aug 25th. We have decided on naturel (sp) style 45 because of my frame and size.
UPDATED FROM raglad
3 weeks out
I am now three weeks post op phase 2 of reconstruction. I still need fine tuning as my PS calls it. I need probably 3 fat transplants to fill in around the implant to give it a softer and more natural look. I am still debating on nipple reconstruction. The mastectomy side still has a "flat top" and I am not sure if anything can be done about that. I am a little sore around the incision site (bottom side of nipple) but was told that just takes time and it's a very sensitive area. I ended up going a cup size bigger than I originally planned, what the heck right!!!! 32C Now I will actually be able to buy a bra and not from the childrens department!!!!
Thank you for your post! Have you seen some of these reviews in the community from folks who have had a lift and implants? If not, I've enclosed the link: https://www.realself.com/search/results?gsc.q=brea...
I hope that helps! What types of implants have your researched at this point? Please know we are here for you, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to the community.