First Visit with Breast Surgeon

June 28, 2008:  So today we met with the surgeon.  She was nice and pretty straight forward, as you would expect a surgeon-type to be.  I’m amazed at what I’ve learned in the last two days.  Basically, I need to decide if I want a lumpectomy or a mastectomy.  It’s stupid to even think of it [...]

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My Bilateral Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction

In February 2009, 8 months after diagnosis and 5 weeks after finishing chemotherapy, I underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy with immediate TRAM flap reconstruction. I was in surgery for 11 hours and in the hospital for 1 week. The recovery was much more difficult than I had anticipated and the pain much more severe.  I [...]

Tags: 09. Risk-Reducing Surgeries by Lily Rose
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