July 2017 Surgery

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  • lynae23
    lynae23 Member Posts: 85
    edited November 2017

    HEllo ladies how are y’all? I hope well. I wanted to let you know that I had my exchange surgery Nov 1 to remove TEs for implants & fat grafting from hips & it went well! The implants are definitely more comfortable than the TEs but still pretty firm. I have to wear compression bandage around stomach & hips for few weeks to help from fat grafting aka lypo suction lol. I have 2 small places on each side of lower abs in pelvis area from lypo (about same size as drain holes from breast surgery) that are healing fine. Its almost been 2 weeks and my bruising is gone from hips just a bit tender still. My breasts look so much better shape wise. They continue to move & settle dailyand just keep looking better. I have to wear surgical bra or sports bra day and night for a long time ( I need to find out how long). Anyways just wanted to share. Hugs to you all

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  • Gigilala
    Gigilala Member Posts: 148
    edited November 2017

    hi lynae I'm happy for you

    Tomorrow I'm gonna have radiation #13 almost half way

    After radiation I will have a surgery to put an expander in my right side

    And few months later an exchange surgery

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  • lynae23
    lynae23 Member Posts: 85
    edited November 2017

    Hi Gigi-Thank you!! I am so happy to hear you are halfway through your radiation. You are almost there :)

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  • toughcookie_21
    toughcookie_21 Member Posts: 185
    edited November 2017

    Lynae, That is so good to hear. I can't wait to have these tissue expanders taken out! I am almost done with chemo and then I can resume fills and start thinking about having them exchanged. I think I am going to do it in March as I have a really busy January and February since returning to work.

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  • lynae23
    lynae23 Member Posts: 85
    edited November 2017

    Hang in there toughcookie...so happy to hear you are almost done with chemo. That is a huge step :) I was so happy to be done with chemo when I finished. It is so tough on our bodies. I am still pretty tired from it and my body aches at times. You will be SOOOO happy to get those hard TE's out in March :)

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  • shelabela
    shelabela Member Posts: 584
    edited November 2017

    glad to hear we are moving along good. I am still getting herceptin every 3 weeks and waiting for reconstruction. Will the waiting ever end?

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  • shelabela
    shelabela Member Posts: 584
    edited April 2018

    hey beautiful ladies, how is everyone doing?

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  • kae_md99
    kae_md99 Member Posts: 621
    edited April 2018

    hey shelabela,

    i am ok. implants feel heavy still . thats my biggest issue right now.. plus frozen shoulders... how’s everybody??

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  • Scottie719
    Scottie719 Member Posts: 34
    edited April 2018

    Greetings all! I was more of a lurker throughout our shared experience [dx and surgery within days of shelabela and kae_md99] but still feel connected to you all. Happy to report that I've healed fairly well, and am pretty much living my life with a new appreciation for just about everything - and feel joy in everyday experiences. AI has caused some joint issues, but, like most everything else, it's doable. Hope everyone is doing well!

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  • shelabela
    shelabela Member Posts: 584
    edited April 2018

    i have been feeling good. Recovered pretty good, no surgery issues, rads went ok, now taking tamoxifen and the SE suck, my exchange is scheduled for July 19th. And i have no dr appointments till then. I am not sure i know what to do without weekly appointments.

    Glad to hear you 2 are doing ok

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  • 53nancy
    53nancy Member Posts: 497
    edited April 2018

    Hello everyone. I hope this finds you doing well. I have been following this for some time but haven't been on for a while now. I was waiting to see how my appointment with the oncologist, would go today. Unfortunately, though my tumor markers we're down in February six weeks after completing radiation therapy, they are now up and the C15-3 is in the abnormal range. A repeat chest, abdomen, and pelvic CT scan is being ordered, and this time they are adding a CT scan of the brain. Has anyone experienced this, and how concerned should I be? I was told in February that I only had a 4% chance of reoccurrence and I was cancer free. My oncologist doesn't want to say anything more until she gets results. I may have to wait up to a month for the scans

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