Breast Cancer Survivor Needing Help for Some Pain Relief. 60 Year Old. - Portland, OR

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Not good news but...

  • 2 Sep 2016
  • 1 year post
I saw the PS today and he basically said that he was done. The scar didn't heal the way he had hoped. The one he redid with the steroid looks ugly, BUT IT DOESN'T HURT... I wanted him to try the other side but he said no.. He sounded very frustrated and disappointed. So am I..

On a good note though. When this whole journey started, I was in pain and on multiple pain meds and very much a couch potato. Now I am only taking tylenol with an occasional stronger pain med. I am able to do some exercise so that is all a plus..

Thank you all for encouraging me through this. Through all this I would still recommend Dr. Kim. It wasn't his fault my skin won't heal correctly. And I am not sorry I had the reduction/reconstruction. If I had it all to do over again, I would still do it. It has changed my quality of life tremendously!

Still not there - very slow process

  • 26 Aug 2016
  • 1 year post
In May 2016 - I had a revision done on one scar with steroid injections, to see if it would get rid of the overgrowing scars.. I see the PS next week in September and the scar feels good except for one spot, but not sure how good it looks.. I am now trying to figure out if it is even worth doing the other scar that hurts constantly - What does it feel like you ask? It feels like a dozen tiny slivers you can't see and you rub over them.. below is a picture of the one scar before surgery and 3 months later.

Recheck next week.

  • 22 Jun 2016
  • 1 year post
Things are looking up. Everything is healing and the scar isn't as large as before. Before and after scar revision below. Will see the PS next week to reevaluate. He will determine if I need another steriod injection or move on to another scar.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Portland, Oregon
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  • 26 Sep 2014

Dr. Shane Kim was very knowledgeable and honest. He told me that I was not one that he would say I was wasting his time. I had a valid issue and he thought he could help me with it. I would now like to add that the office staff worked diligently with the insurance and Dr. Kim wrote a great letter to get my surgery approved. To add a bit more. To get me into the schedule after getting sick, Dr. Kim did the surgery with his PA. Then his partner and PA visited me in the hospital. I don't know how I feel about this, but it seems to work. After the surgery, with a few complications, Dr. Kim and staff have been wonderful. When I have traveled 3.5 hours to see him and I arrive early, he takes me in as soon as possible and sometimes even early. I never feel rushed in his office. I love this doc!!!