Breast Cancer - All SharePosts Relating To "Breast Reconstruction"

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Laura Zigman

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posted 01/29/2008, comments (2)

Absolute Necessities #1: Tongs

Everyone has their own special thing that gets them through their surgical recovery. For some people it's God. And family. And friends. For other's it's the Food Channel. And a stack of "People" magazines. Despite the fact that I'm not big on organized religion, it was all of those things for me. Plus one more... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/15/2008, comments (3)

Embracing the Giant Monkey

And so you're home. It's two weeks after surgery. You've gotten through the worst of it -- the drains, the constipation, the pain management, the shock. Your husband or primary caregiver has gone back to work; you're home alone, and now you're just killing time, watching a lot of television, waiting for your body to knit... Read more Chevron

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Laura Zigman

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posted 01/02/2008, comments (2)

Clarification of Terms: Being Honest vs. Complaining

There's a fine line between being honest and complaining, I think, so I wanted to take a quick moment in between posts to clarify what I'm doing here in my SharePosts. I'm not trying to scare you off from having tram-flap reconstructive surgery. The main purpose of my posts here has been to be honest. To tell it like it was. Which... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/01/2008, comments (3)

I am looking for some guidance, Dec 20, my wife joined club mets

Hello from Indianapolis. My wife and I only met this last February but its been the happiest days of our lives. She a brest cancer survivor 2005 Stage I but proceeded to have a double radical masectomy and chemo. The chemo triggered a ruptured appendix. Reconstruction went beyond her expectations. I to am a cancer surviror. I had found a... Read more Chevron

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Doug Haberstroh

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posted 10/26/2007, comments (0)

Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Keri Notices a New Pain after Completing Breast Cancer Treatment

My name is Doug Haberstroh and this is the story of my wife Keri. Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Keri was only 25 years old, and we had just begun our life together. Keri has just undergone her breast reconstruction. Her body was healing, and the cancer seemed to be gone. We noticed a new pain but did not think it was related... Read more Chevron

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