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82Eleven-month update after bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction
It's been nearly 11 months since I had my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction and I'm finally getting another update about my health and the effects of my surgery.
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86TRAM Flap Patient Advice
A new friend, a breast cancer survivor, recently wrote to me and asked what advice I had to offer anyone preparing for a TRAM Flap surgery. I realized, I've been writing about my experience of having this barbaric surgery, but I haven't offered...
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76Ovaries, Tubes and Tits... Oh, My! (Part 2)
Deciding to have a bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction.
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79Tics, Towels and Tourette's
Living with all the twitches of Tourette's Syndrome when you are stressed and tired.
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82The Secret Blog from Day 3 & Mom's Lung Scan
Mom acted like a total bitch on the fourth day in the hospital, eventually picking a fight, but perhaps it was partly because of her worrying about her own health.
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86Regret or Delight? Would I Have TRAM Surgery Again?
Would I do the TRAM Flap breast reconstruction surgery again if I had a choice? You bet.
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72Catching stares at my scarred breasts
I used to be a person who could care less about changing in front of other women in a gym’s locker room. After all, I was raised in a household where it was natural to walk around naked and my children are the same way. My mom is an artist who...
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64"The Big C" and feeling like a fraud
A storeroom full of gifts made me feel like a fraud tonight. I was watching the season finale of “The Big C” on Showtime and yes, I felt like a fraud. I know it’s just a story on cable television, but...
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75What's one more surgery thrown on the pile?
It’s been nearly a year and a half since I had my big surgery -- prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction -- and it appears there may be a complication that could require surgery. ...
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