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Joined: Jan 2008
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  • Posted on: May 16, 2008 07:50 pm
Carly68 wrote:

My plastic surgeon says that i will need to deside later in a different surgery were the niple will go...........what???? I dont get that.  I thought he would just put it back where it was


Dx 2/5/2008, IDC, 2cm, Stage II, 0/12 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2-
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rubytuesday…
Joined: May 2006
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May 16, 2008 08:15 pm rubytuesday wrote:

LOL, Carly....just struck me as funny!!  Sorry!  I had one to match so my PS measured my 'good' side and then measured my recon side for placement.  There will definitely be lots of measuring involved.....I'm sure someone with bilats will come along and probably be more helpful than I was.  Meanwhile, I have heard some women say that they used round bandaids to 'get the look' so that may be a way of helping you decide if your PS kind of leaves it up to you.  Best wishes

Alaina13
Joined: Jun 2006
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May 16, 2008 09:22 pm Alaina13 wrote:

What kind of recon are you having? Maybe it's a matter of your recon settling.


Dx 11/25/2005, ILC, , Stage IIIc, 14/17 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
BethNY
Joined: Nov 2004
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May 17, 2008 12:23 am BethNY wrote:

Here's kind of what he's talking about with the placement:

http://www.breastreconstruction.org/Michelle.html

scroll down to the bottom of her stories to see the photos.

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