Naomi's Journey with Breast Cancer
Survivor: Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 9 years ago, Female, Age: 71
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Breast Reconstruction (Implant)
Procedure or Surgery
bilateral mastectomy implants put in right after surgery. Told by doctors this is a safe procedure because we are 99.9% sure no chemo or radiation. Than changed two days later..margins were not clean so chemo for 4 months was a awful as it could be...then radiation whicl opened up the Left breast so then started 7 more surgeries for incision opening to full dehiss where the implant was visible...all done within 2 months apart. I was so sick and so much pain that if I didn't have a son I would have chose to die..The last surgery was a m uscle taken from by back "to supply blood to the infected breast..well that also got infected and I have pain on my whole left back side of my back and loss of feeling in my left arm.
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Loss
7 failed reconstruction left breast surgeries in one year all dihissed and became infected including a muscle taken from by back that became atrophied in the affected breast so I was left with Left breast looks like a smashed grapefruit Right breast was made to big and is the size of a rotted/dimpled grapefruit. Thank you Dr. Castellon
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