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RE: Nipple sparing surgery
By momoftwo, 12 months ago |
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| Hi there, My surgery was 11 years ago and I wonder if things have changed. I didn’t wear a bra at all. I wore button up shirts until I had reconstruction a month later. Do you have to wear a bra? I’m ... | ||
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RE: Nipple sparing surgery
By jleeh, 12 months ago |
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| What did you wear following the surgery? I had mine 4 weeks ago and have to wear a bra with cut out nipple holes. I have 2 weeks left in the compression bra and finding a shirt that doesn’t look ridic... | ||
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DIEP
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| I had a preventative mastectomy with DIEP reconstruction. (Belly fat) 6 years ago when I started this journey DIEP wasn’t an option for me. Did lots of research and met Dr. Collins at KU, very happy w... | ||
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RE: Should I get a preventative mastectomy
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| I’m 4 weeks out from my preventative mastectomy with DIEP. Not one regret. Insurance covered everything. Always here to answer questions if you have any. It took me 6 years to finally do it. | ||
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RE: Dr. Wagner at KU was wonderful!
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Breast surgeons
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| Completely agree! Kind and does beautiful work! | ||
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RE: Dr. John Einck
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Radiation oncologists
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| Love, love, love this man! He has been a source of strength and encouragement for my mom. We quote him daily at our house. | ||
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Dr. Shoop
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Gynecologic oncologists
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| I had a great experience with Dr. Shoop at Advent health. She did everything to help me as soon as possible. Held my hand the entire time. | ||
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Dr. Collins
By jleeh, 12 months ago |
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| Dr. Collins is the most thorough, loving, detail focused surgeon I’ve ever met. Her nurse Lauren is also kind as can be. I’m only 4 weeks out but my results are already fabulous. | ||
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RE: Dr. Gregory Crane
By jleeh, 12 months ago
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Medical oncologists
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| Dr Crane treats my mom for metastatic. We love him! His positivity and compassion is truly out of this world. | ||
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DIEP
By jleeh, 12 months ago |
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| Anyone gone through DIEP? Any tips for the second surgery? | ||
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RE: Should I get a preventative mastectomy
By KCSP4, 12 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| This is a tough decision. I would try to educate yourself around your whole body health first. A DNA blood test might show you what risk you have, a test I recommend is SNIP Nutrigenomics which will... | ||
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RE: Should I get a preventative mastectomy
By sjherman, 12 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| We were also informed that our family may carry a gene mutation that hasn’t been identified yet. My mother and her three sisters had breast cancer six times between the 4 of them. They all tested neg... | ||
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RE: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy
By janedoe7, 12 months ago
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| That's so interesting about the implant! For what it's worth, Dr. Beahm did my surgery. Based on my initial imaging she thought I would need a mastectomy, but once we got all the information back, she... | ||
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RE: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy
By PKCG, 12 months ago
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| First off, I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to give my your feedback. Hearing your journeys and how you have made your decisions is meaningful to me and gives me hope that I w... | ||
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RE: Should I get a preventative mastectomy
By Lanie123, 12 months ago
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Treatment Decisions
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| Hi there ladies, I second that it is extremely important to speak with others when considering a prophylactic mastectomy. I thought I read every single article online prior to getting mine and as it t... | ||