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Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy - Breast Reconstruction Specialist Radio Interview by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven , and everything else in between.   Last night the one-hour show was about "breast reconstruction after mastectomy". We managed to cover a lot of ground - we talked about the various cutting edge breast reconstruction options currently...
Breast Reconstruction: New Video Discusses Latest Breast Reconstruction Options by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven Breast reconstruction surgery restores something that nature has provided but cancer has taken... they have the option of breast reconstruction after mastectomy or lumpectomy. Breast reconstruction is not...
Breast Reconstruction - Breast Cancer Patients Denied Right To Choose by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent... of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows there were more than 79,000 breast reconstruction procedures performed...
Texas Bill Mandates Breast Reconstruction Discussion Before Breast Cancer Surgery by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven Currently only 30% of breast cancer patients are informed of their breast reconstruction options... all breast cancer patients about their breast reconstruction options BEFORE having surgery for breast cancer...
Breast Reconstruction in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven for breast reconstruction . Once metastases are diagnosed (stage 4 breast cancer), attention turns solely to aggressive medical treatment to prolong life. Breast reconstruction is no longer discussed as an option...
Tammy's Breast Reconstruction Journey. Part I - My Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven on The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog ) ***** Keep up to date with the latest news in breast cancer reconstruction at The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog. Also join us on Facebook and  Twitter...
Tammy's Breast Reconstruction Journey. Part I - My Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven in breast cancer reconstruction at The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog . Also join us on Facebook...) in June 2009. I underwent bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with DIEP flaps . I believe...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part I - Tissue Expanders, Breast Implants and Alloderm by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven This posting is the first of a 3-part series on breast reconstructive surgery  discussing the reconstructive options available to women facing mastectomy for breast cancer. Every woman has a right to breast...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part II - Muscle Flap Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven Women interested in breast reconstruction after mastectomy have several reconstruction options.... Though implant reconstruction remains the most common method of breast reconstruction in the US, many women...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part III - Perforator Flap Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven The ideal breast reconstruction technique is one which allows reconstruction of a “natural”, warm, soft breast with the least impact on the patient’s body. While breast reconstruction with stem cells...

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Noise in chest when exercising since breast reconstruction.
I am 2 and a half months past breast reconstruction surgery and a total hysterectomy. I had ductile carcinoma in-situ and was positive for the Breast Cancer gene 2.  I am doing well but experiencing something unusual with strenous exercise.  I hear a noise in my chest that at first felt like something rubbing...crap

Breast Reconstruction: Just Do It
Hi, this is my first attempt at promoting Breast Reconstruction Surgery after a mastectomy..., my reconstruction took away my daily reminder that I had breast cancer, now I rarely think about it, dressing... who have any doubts about the success of breast reconstruction, my advice is JUST DO IT.  Good Luck and Good...crap

Breast Reconstruction part 2???
recovery from second part of breast reconstruction???? Hi everyone, I just need to hear from anyone out there who has completed their breast reconstruction treatment. I just has the second part of the surgery last week (tuesday). Had the explanders removed, and the perm-implants put in. I feel like I have been hit by a bid...crap

Hurdle #3: Getting Through the First Days at Home
  Coming home from the hospital is a trip. And not just because it is, literally, a trip --crap

Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Preparing for Surgery
My wife Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. We had only been married for nine months. My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is Keri's Breast Cancer Story. In her latest email, Keri writes to family and friends about her upcoming breast reconstruction.     Subject: Update...crap

Breast Reconstruction Surgeons
Can anyone recommend a surgeon, in Canada (preferably but not necessarily in Ontario), for breast reconstruction? Smackcrap

Have any of you had problems with the saline wanting to sit at the top of the expander?
I am undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy and chose saline implants. I am worried about the cosmetic results. TGirlcrap

Implant question?
    I have recently undergone a mastectomy and have started the breast reconstruction process.  I chose to have saline implants and have the expander now in place.  For any of those of you that have been through this experience, did any of you have problems with the saline wanting to sit at the top of the expander...crap

Show and Smile: Breast Reconstruction
her eyes, leaned close, and whispered to me, “Did you ever feel like showing off your reconstructed breast...’s nothing like seeing a truly great breast reconstruction to allay your fears about the whole deal. Now, granted... off my reconstructed breast. I’ve been through cancer, and my beautiful new breast feels like a symbol of survival. It...crap

My breast reconstruction is a diaster I am a freak.
I had bilateral breast reconstruction post mastectomy it is really awful I had two more srugeries just so you could not see the implant through the flap. I there any hope of getting it fixed so I can wear a bar or... except to the doctor for other things.Is there a way to fix this so I can aleast wear clothes. PS I forgot one breast...crap