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    Posted: Jun 10 2014 at 7:56am
Hello all.... if there are any questions about breast expanders.... I have the Allergan ones.  They have been filled with saline a little bit every 4 weeks or really when I am ready.  The PS showed me an Allergan chart that had my chest size and weight and height and some other stats and then in a column was a list of 'possible sizes that would go with my body' as I was told by my PS.   I had the expanders put in place during the mastectomy.  Basically the surgeon and plastic surgeon where there together with the plastic surgeon doing the final 'sewing up'.  I am scheduled to get the 'real fake breasts' or 'foobs' after I finish all the chemo and radiation.  I agree 130% it is a super personal decision to pursue the reconstruction.  
BRCA1+, Bilat oopherectomy @ 46.
now 52 Dx: CDI, BilatMastect 3/1/14 1.5cm w/ 3mm met SLN, Nottingham8/9, IIA, Chemo: Genoxal, Fluoracilo, Epirrubicina, TAXOLx8 start 6/25; rad. 6wks, Expanders
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