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| Asked: 10/26/2008
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I am considering bilateral mastectomy with S-GAP reconstruction. |
| Asked: 10/25/2008
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Dear Lillie, First, thank YOU a hundred thousand times for this website!! In 2006, I had DIEP surgery - I might have to have a... |
| Asked: 10/6/2008
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I am following up from my past post about the bilateral DIEP Flap I had done six weeks ago. |
| Asked: 9/28/2008
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Dear Lillie, First of all, thank you for the time that you give us! You are so generous - I wish I could think of... |
| Asked: 9/10/2008
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At the age of 54 in March 2008 I was diagnosed with papillary DCIS with a 2 mm focus of invasion, grade 2. |
| Asked: 9/7/2008
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Hi Lillie, I am two weeks post op from a bilateral DIEP flap. |
| Asked: 9/7/2008
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does hopkin''s do bilat simultaneous s-gap reconstruction? |
| Asked: 8/22/2008
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Hi, Lillie: Do you have any particular recommendations for massage to encourage return of sensation to the flap area? Such as how often, for how... |
| Asked: 8/11/2008
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I''m considering bilat prophylactic mastectomy with S-Gap reconstruction and was wondering what position would I sleep in and how soon after the proceedure could I... |
| Asked: 8/10/2008
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After my Diep flap surgery, my tummy has been very hard and bulges. |
| Asked: 8/11/2008
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I had a "skin sparing mastectomy" with Diep flap reconstruction on my right breast Feb 2008. |
| Asked: 8/9/2008
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Hi, I had a DIEP procedure done about nine months ago. |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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Have invasive ductile ca, grade 3, 1-tumor 4 cm, 2 nodes positive on PET, ER and PR positive, HER2 negative, age 47, mother and father... |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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After reading much of this forum, I have decided to do the DIEP flap reconstruction after bi-lateral mastectomy. |
| Asked: 7/26/2008
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Having Diep reconstruction in New York area...I have been told that Mark Sultan is excellent in this...he was originally at Columbia -now at St.Luke''s-Roosevelt...do you... |
| Asked: 7/19/2008
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Hi I was wondering what repair to anterior sheath with prolene mesh means. |
| Asked: 7/19/2008
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HI Lillie I just have a quick question I have had a mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction the other day while applying pressure to something... |
| Asked: 6/29/2008
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Hi Lillie I had mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction 2 years ago and lately when I bend over I feel like there is something in... |
| Asked: 6/15/2008
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After reading your book, "Stealing Second Base," I knew I wanted to have a DIEP Flap for reconstruction following a mastectomy I had a year... |
| Asked: 5/16/2008
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Thank you for your time spent helping women with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 5/13/2008
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Nipple reconstruction for areola.....tatoo or using skin taken from "dog ear" patch up from tram scar. |
| Asked: 5/13/2008
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Had mastectomy with muscle sparing tram in Sept. |
| Asked: 4/27/2008
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Hi Lillie, I had my tattoos redone last Tuesday (the area on both did not take the pigment every where the first time) and yesterday... |
| Asked: 4/6/2008
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Hello. I had a right mastectomy (DCIS) in January 2007 followed by tissue expander/silicone implant placement in July 2007. |
| Asked: 3/29/2008
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I want to thank you Lillie for all that you have done to help women with breast cancer. |
| Asked: 3/27/2008
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I had a double mastectomy followed by immediate reconstruction done in December 2005. |
| Asked: 3/26/2008
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I had right mast. with Muscle-Sparing Free flap done in Feb. |
| Asked: 3/24/2008
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Hi there! I was diagnosed last month with both DCIS and Invasive DC in my right breast. |
| Asked: 3/8/2008
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Hi Lillie. I have just had my tattoos done hooray !I am on home road, I do have one worry the inside of the left breast closest to the chest wall is very very painful to the touch. |
| Asked: 3/8/2008
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My mom was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer in Aug.07 and had mastectomy Jan 08 with latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction. |
| Asked: 2/20/2008
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hi Lillie, in an older posting you had said that you can hardly see you scars now. |
| Asked: 2/19/2008
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Hi Lillie, Thank you for answering my question. |
| Asked: 2/14/2008
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I am considering Diep Flap reconstruction. I had a bilateral mastectomy in July, 2007. |
| Asked: 1/26/2008
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Hi Lilley - One more question. Is it possible that I am still healing on the inside from a diep flap surgery that I had 18 months ago? I developed a bulge after the surgery, and recently it seems to be getting smaller. |
| Asked: 1/19/2008
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Hi I just have a quick question I had a mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction approx 18 months ago. |
| Asked: 1/19/2008
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Silly question...Because I''ve had a tram flap procedure done post mastectomy (5 years ago), should I be concerned about any future chest surgery which could... |
| Asked: 12/10/2007
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Hi Lilly, I wrote to you earlier. |
| Asked: 12/2/2007
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Lillie, Two years ago I had bilateral mastectomies and free flap reconstruction at Mayo clinic. |
| Asked: 12/1/2007
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How long should one protect their nipple reconstruction? Does tattooing flatten out the nipple? Should the nipple be protected after tattooing? . |
| Asked: 11/18/2007
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I had tram flap sugery 6 months ago and I am going in for the nipple''s to be made soon. |
| Asked: 11/11/2007
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Hi, I recently had a bilateral DIEP procedure. |
| Asked: 11/11/2007
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Hi LIllie I had a mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction 16 months ago lately I have been feeling an area on the inside of my... |
| Asked: 11/5/2007
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Hi Lilly, I have a question...do you ever add an implant after diep surgery if there is a deficiency? If so, how do they determine... |
| Asked: 11/4/2007
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was wonderong about how long the abdominal/pubic swelling will last? none of my clothes fit yet i am 7 weeks out and pretty active but keepswelling up. |
| Asked: 10/29/2007
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I''ve just had a left side unilateral mastectomy without reconstruction three weeks ago. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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I recently had bilateral breast reconstruction (DIEP) My new breasts look flat. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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What can I do about swelling and pain in the abdomen and underarm after pedicled tram flap surgery? It has been seven months since the... |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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Hi Lillie, looking at my second ductal breast ca in same breast and contemplating mastectomy this time around versus another lumpectomy. |
| Asked: 10/21/2007
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Hi Lillie Thank you for this great site and donating so much of your time to this you have helped so many people I just wanted to so thanks. |
| Asked: 10/17/2007
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Hi Lillie I had a R mastectony with tram flap reconstruction in July 2006 for dcis hormone receptor negative. |
| Asked: 10/17/2007
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I had mastectomy done in June with a TRAM Flap done in July. |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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Hi, I had a masectomy 9 years ago for a 15cm tumor - I know it was huge - but non invasive (I was on Tamoxifen for 5 years). |
| Asked: 8/27/2007
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I am 38 and been diagnosed with breast cancer in my right breast. |
| Asked: 8/25/2007
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I had a trans flap done on both of my breast 2 yrs ago. |
| Asked: 8/19/2007
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Does necrosis in the reconstructed breast, pose a risk of the cancer returning? . |
| Asked: 7/1/2007
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The skin transferred for my diep flap has coarser hair. |
| Asked: 6/23/2007
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I had a diep flap a few months ago. |
| Asked: 6/3/2007
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I recently had unilateral DIEP, contralateral reduction. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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I have been told by my doctor and surgen that I need a double masectomy. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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35 yr. old botanist daughter had recent mastectomy-over half nodes impacted-estrogen driven-chose radiation, ovary ablation etc. |
| Asked: 4/22/2007
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I had a breast reconstruction with a tram flap. |
| Asked: 4/3/2007
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I had a TRAM flap reconstruction done on my right breast 3 years ago. |
| Asked: 4/3/2007
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Hi Liley. Glad you are back. |
| Asked: 3/31/2007
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I was dx with breast cancer on March 14,2007. |
| Asked: 3/24/2007
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I am scheduled to have free tram breast reconstruction on my left breast at the end of August. |
| Asked: 3/24/2007
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I had ovary/endometriosis surgery 20 years ago so have a vertical scar, starts just above pubic area then runs up and hooks around navel. |
| Asked: 1/29/2007
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HELP! I had R side stage 2 IDC, ER/PR/HER2 neg, lumpectomy/sentinel node biopsy (neg), and then it turned out I am BRCA1 + [187delAG). |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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Hello Lillie, I would like more information about the risk of flap failure for a DIEP. |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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Dear Lillie, First, thank you so much for this website - you provide a great service for people dealing with breast cancer - you are... |
| Asked: 1/21/2007
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Lillie, You don''t know how much this site means to all of us. |
| Asked: 1/15/2007
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Hi I had a mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction in July 2006 I am very confused as what is normal and what isn''t normal I... |
| Asked: 1/15/2007
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In 2004 I had a mast w/tram flap on rt breast. |
| Asked: 1/14/2007
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Hi Lillie I love your web site and I always seem to turn back to you for advice. |
| Asked: 1/14/2007
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I am very concerned about the risks involved in s-gap surgery. |
| Asked: 1/14/2007
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If the s-gap tissue placed over the chest wall with a skin saving mastectomy,is there is still a need to perform regular mammos to check... |
| Asked: 1/8/2007
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Hi I have a question I don''t think has been asked and even my surgeon didn''t know where to point me for the studies. |
| Asked: 1/7/2007
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Is the mesh used in transflap reconstruction the same as use with hernia repairs and is there any instantances it is use in the breast area? thanks. |
| Asked: 1/7/2007
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Hello Ms Lilly, Thank you for reading. |
| Asked: 1/7/2007
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Do you know of anyone doing DIEP in San Francisco area? |
| Asked: 1/7/2007
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Just got core biopsy path report: IDC + DCIS. |
| Asked: 1/4/2007
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I have been trying to get more information on I-Gap surgery. |
| Asked: 12/18/2006
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I am 5 years post tram flap reconstruction, the mastectomy I had was on my left breast. |
| Asked: 12/15/2006
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my wife had a double mastectomy with tramflap reconstruction at the same time. |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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I''ve had the breast and underlying pectoralis major fascia incised to the level of the pectoralis major muscle.The breast and underlying fascia were excised in... |
| Asked: 12/13/2006
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in 1999 i was dx with breast cancer stage 2 and had a free tram flap on my left breast and a lift on the right breast. |
| Asked: 11/27/2006
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What exactly, are dog ears? Are they generally removed after having DIEP flap? Is this covered by insurance? |
| Asked: 11/21/2006
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I am scheduled for a total mastectomy in under 3 weeks and my PS wants me to donate a unit of blood no less than 2 weeks before the surgery. |
| Asked: 11/20/2006
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Hi Lillie: I had prophylactic mastectomy with DIEP in June. |
| Asked: 11/16/2006
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I am just hopefully going to finish a year long herceptin treatment. |
| Asked: 11/13/2006
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I have some sort of abnormal sensitivity in my right breast. |
| Asked: 11/13/2006
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What is the best diagnostic method available for someone who has had breast reconstruction with implants underneath flaps to be monitored for local recurrence? (I... |
| Asked: 11/13/2006
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I had a double mastectomy with lat flap reconstruction using implants on 08-02-06 after having breast cancer 3 times. |
| Asked: 11/13/2006
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Lillie, Is it usually necessary to have some type of revision surgery after the second phase of the DIEP surgery? If so, how soon can... |
| Asked: 11/13/2006
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I had transflap latissimus surgery done (following mastectomy and failed saline implant) almost 13 years ago and have been miserable ever since. |
| Asked: 11/11/2006
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I''ve had a modified radical masectomy, but I don''t have all my major and minor pectoral muscle, some places feel like the skin is sewn over the ribs. |
| Asked: 11/8/2006
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I am having a DIEP reconstruction on the 13th of November. |
| Asked: 11/8/2006
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I had a tram flap in 1997, then a repair in 2004, and another repair in June of 2006. |
| Asked: 10/31/2006
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Hi Lilley. As time goes by, I come up with more questions. |
| Asked: 10/30/2006
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Is liposuction to achieve symetry on the surrounding areas (hips, abdomen) after DIEP flap usually covered by insurance under the breast cancer surgery? |
| Asked: 10/30/2006
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Hello, My mother had a mastectomy 28 years ago.With no reconstruction. |
