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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / April 2007

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Postponed reconstruction

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Mary Fisher - 10 Apr 2007 19:49 GMT
In another thread Ann said:

"I have a friend who just had reconstruction . . . 20 years after her
original mastectomy!"

Can you tell us more about that, Ann? Why and results?

Mary
A.P. Thorsen - 10 Apr 2007 22:45 GMT
> In another thread Ann said:
>
> "I have a friend who just had reconstruction . . . 20 years after her
> original mastectomy!"
>
> Can you tell us more about that, Ann? Why and results?

Well, I don't want to go into agonizing detail because she's quite a private
person & it's not my story.  In brief:  She had had a single mastectomy 20
years back, in her early 40s.  I think it's that over the last few years,
she's been spending more time in outdoor summer activities (boating,
swimming, etc.) and found the prosthesis hot, escape-prone, etc.    Wanting
to be balanced-weight but more at ease wearing active wear while truly
(very, very) active, she decided to get an implant.   Results - kind of
early times yet, as the permanent implant has only gone in recently.  I
believe she considers it to have been a good decision, so far.

Ann T.
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Mary Fisher - 11 Apr 2007 11:09 GMT
>> In another thread Ann said:
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> Well, I don't want to go into agonizing detail because she's quite a
> private person & it's not my story.

Quite right too - I wouldn't want such detail :-)

> In brief:  She had had a single mastectomy 20 years back, in her early
> 40s.  I think it's that over the last few years, she's been spending more
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> permanent implant has only gone in recently.  I believe she considers it
> to have been a good decision, so far.

Thank you, it sounds very reasonable for her. I wouldn't want to be
lop-sided either :-)

Mary
 
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