- Nanax4
- Jacksonville, FL
- Member Since Sep 2012
Their Diagnoses (1)
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- Survivor: Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcinoma
- Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: over 14 years ago, Female, Age: 65, Stage I, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
- View this journey (7 Experiences)
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Nanax4 shared an experience
Oh No (Found out I am BRCA2 positive during radiation treatment)
almost 10 years ago -
Nanax4 shared an experience
Procedure or Surgery (Breast Reconstruction (Flap)): I had a DIEP flap reconstruction after the double prophylactic mastectomy. Massive surgery (11 hours on the table). First 10 days of recovery were hard. At 3 months, I was back to doing everything I was doing before. I'm at 6 months now and feeling great!
almost 10 years ago -
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Decision Point (Decided to have a double prophylactic mastectomy with immediate reconstruction @ 4 years after initial diagnosis ): I found myself subconsciously thinking that I would not be around for much longer because of course I was going to get cancer again. Once I realized that had become ingrained in me, I decided not to let that happen, at least not without a fight. It took a lot of strength to make the decision to have a double prophylactic mastectomy, though! I also was worried about what the recovery would mean for me, or how long it would take.
almost 10 years ago