Mammogram after DIEP

GodsGrace1211

Greetings to all!

I had DIEP in October 2019. (I love it and my flat tummy! So take that post cancer body!)

Now, how do I move forward with testing? Before the surgery I had silicones and did not continue to have mammograms, (this may or may not have been the correct choice) I did it once per a doctor's request and it was awkward, painful and just confusing for me.

Thanks for any help /suggestions or personal testimonies you are willing to share with me!

God bless you all!

Moderators

Hi GodsGrace and welcome to Breastcancer.org,

Thank you for joining and sharing your story! We're sure others will be by shortly to weigh in with their experiences, but we wanted to share this page from the main Breastcancer.org site on Screening After Breast Reconstruction.

We hope this helps and we look forward to hearing more from you soon!

--The Mods

bella2013

Welcome GodsGrace. Sounds like your DIEP Flap surgery went well and you are happy with the results. You no longer have to schedule yearly mammograms because there is not any breast tissue left. I see my Oncologist every six months and she does breast exams and really examines the area of my original tumor bed and my lymph nodes. You should continue to do self breast examines yourself. You have new breasts and you need to be aware of any changes...

I had two small lumps appear about six months after my surgery on my left breast very close to my tumor bed and many nodes. I felt sure that they were fat necrosis/scar tissue. I went back to my BS and he too was confident that is was scar tissue but he played it by the book and sent me to the breast center for a sonogram and they did a mammogram too and it was fatty scar tissue. When I went back to my PS for some touch up work he removed those and all is well.

Wishing you continued healing and enjoy that flat tummy🤗!

Bella2013

Trishyla

I second Bella's post . No more mammograms for me because I no longer have mammos to gram😏