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Lemonade Outta Lemonz, Baby! - Leawood, KS

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Cancer sucks, but I'm very lucky and had a great...

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Cancer Ninja GirlNovember 11, 2015
WORTH IT$10,000
Cancer sucks, but I'm very lucky and had a great team help me KILL it!

I had a double mastectomy 11/19/14 & was off work 6 weeks. I remember it like it was a vacation (hubs waited on me, peeps visited and brought food, I slept TONS, wasn't allowed to clean, etc.) I don't even remember pain, but my hubs assures me there was plenty of it (I took full advantage of my pain pills!) I didn't look at my chest for a full month ( I showered with my eyes closed and never looked at myself naked). When I finally got the courage to look -- exactly a month after my mastectomy -- I was impressed that it didn't make me want to throw up. But I did NOT think the scars were beautiful & they didn't make me feel victorious. I remember thinking, "Ugh. It's as ugly as I thought it would be." But I was ok with that -- heck I had beaten cancer! Little did I know then ... but I'd soon enough feel pretty again -- thanks to Dr. Mark McClung.

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Mark W. McClung, MD

Mark W. McClung, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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50isnifty1
November 11, 2015
Did you have implants or DIEP flap? If implants, what kind?
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 12, 2015
I have Mentor Smooth Round High Profile Gel, 550cc implants
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renamae
November 11, 2015
Having a great team bring you thru a most difficult time in life is worth it's weight in gold!
So thankful for you that you have found that!
Are you going the Expanders route or a Flap using your own tissue?
This fight for thriving is not for the weak of heart!
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 12, 2015
Thank you for your kind words. I did expanders and was thrilled with my results. I've been very blessed to have had a great recovery and a wonderful experience -- or as "wonderful" as cancer can get ;) I honestly had it so much easier than many gals -- so no complaints here.
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luvtiramisu
November 11, 2015
your results are spectacular! I am very curious if you know what type of implant you have ( they should have given you a card) projection, round or anatomical and how many cc's? DO you know what size bra you are? I too am post reconstruction about 1.5 months out from exchange. Do you still get weird pains from time to time and any bras that your docs recommended. Your surgeon really did an fantastic reconstruction.
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 12, 2015
Thank you! Dr. McClung is a genius and I love him - I was very happy with his work. I ended up with Mentor Smooth Round High Profile Gel, 550cc implants. I don't wear normal bras anymore (ie Victoria Secret, underwire, etc.) I actually got all new, no wire soft bras and I think I got medium. They look like normal bras, hook in the back and are just really soft. I got these because anything with structure made marks in my breasts. Believe they are Hanes from Target. And I I got all new running bras that I didn't have to pull over my head because that was so hard to do at first. They are fruit of the loom (I think) & ZIP up in the front and I love them (I bought them when I had expanders but loved them so much I continued to wear them).

I still get random twinges of pain and my chest feels tight if I don't work out regularly. But the good part is -- almost a year out -- every once in a while I FORGET these are "foobs" ;)
Good luck on your reconstruction. You will feel so much more comfortable getting those rocks outta your chest (I was a side sleeper and couldn't do that until a month or 2 after my transfer. Feels soooooo good to be normal -- it's coming for you soon, girl! ;)
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luvtiramisu
November 12, 2015
Not only do you have such a positive outcome aesthetically but you can really feel your positive energy through your posts and replies. Happy (1 week early) anniversary on your kicking Cancer's butt and coming away from this journey is such a positive way. :)
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 14, 2015
Thank you so much! ;)
Polwin
November 11, 2015
Truly fantastic result.....and the nipples are so realistic. I am having single mastectomy right breast on 16 Nov 2015 and looking at your results has given a lift and reduced my heartache a bit.
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 12, 2015
Oh I'm so glad I could provide a small measure of comfort. Please know there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I say I don't remember the pain, but if I try hard ... I do. And it gets SO much better every single day. Just be gentle & kind to yourself and take the time you need to heal physically ... & mentally. I wasn't going to get nipple tats because I really didn't care what my breasts looked like naked. But I'm so glad I did. I feel better than normal (& like my new nipples better than the originals ;) I finally felt whole again. Best of luck to you, strong girl!!!!!
Polwin
November 13, 2015
Thanks so much for your encouragement. It helps enormously.
And I have to say again......your breasts are really great!
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 14, 2015
Thank you ;) Yours will be great too!
HappySpring13
November 12, 2015
Congratulations on kicking cancers butt!! You look amazing. Can you tell me which implant style and size you have. I had the same thing done in early 2014. I have Allergan FF 410's gummies.
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Cancer Ninja Girl
November 12, 2015
Thank you so much! Congrats to you, too, strong sister! I have Mentor Smooth Round High Profile Gel, 550cc. Neither my hubs or I WERE into bigger breasts, but we both LOVE these (well .... I love them and my hubs loves that I'm happy. He says he would've been fine if I'd done no implants. But I'm too squeamish for that (although I'm sure I would've gotten used to myself). We went on a 20 year anniversary trip in September and it was SO nice to not worry about my bikini top gapping open. I filled out all my suits, woo hoo -- take THAT cancer! ;)
HappySpring13
November 12, 2015
Thank you for writing back so quickly. Good luck to you and enjoy those new girls!
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