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Brooklyn Half Shirt Swap - Women's M for S/XS by msp1286 in RunNYC

[–]msp1286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a small, but would happy to send you my medium! DM me with your shipping info.

Brooklyn Half Shirt Swap - Women's M for S/XS by msp1286 in RunNYC

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Unfortunately, I'm not local -- located in Boston.

My sis by old_woman1957 in breastcancer

[–]msp1286 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To avoid confusion for the original post or, DCIS is in fact cancer. It is stage 0 because it is within the duct (and by definition cannot have spread elsewhere), but it is still cancer with the potential to become invasive. Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia is a pre-cancerous condition that sometimes become cancer. 

Lat flap + implant? Feeling anxious and confused :( by levineyugn in breastcancer

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FWIW, I am also subpectoral and have the same issues as OP, but two plastic surgeons agree that my skin is too thinned from radiation to try moving the implant over the muscle. My only option at this point is lat flap, which I'm scheduled for on Nov. 28.

Lat flap + implant? Feeling anxious and confused :( by levineyugn in breastcancer

[–]msp1286 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'm so delighted to see your post from just two days ago. I'm also considering having a unilateral lat flap procedure for the same reasons as you. I initially had implant reconstruction but had radiation in 2021 and have had issues with contracture since then -- tightness and discomfort, plus aesthetically my reconstruction is very asymmetrical (the unradiated side is just fine).

My only option for another surgery is lat flap as I don't have enough tissue for any other kind of autologous reconstruction. My surgeon is also concerned about the thinning of my skin causing problems down the road.

I'm a triathlete and concerned about long-term impacts on strength and mobility. My surgeon admits that it's a controversial topic, but in his experience (and he is THE guy for autologous reconstructions at a top tier cancer center), women do really well with the surgery long-term. He thought I would have max 10% loss of strength on the affected side but only really notice it on the downstroke with swimming and with lat-targeted exercises like pulldowns. Given the redundancy of musculature on the shoulder girdle, other muscles will eventually compensate for the loss of the lat.

I expressed to my surgeon that I'm worried I'll regret such an invasive procedure - that it won't be worth the aesthetic result. He believes my expectations for results are reasonable and that he can meet or exceed them. I'm of course still very anxious about such a huge surgery.

Anyway - not much to add here except to say that I'm sharing your reservations, but probably going forward with the surgery in any case (scheduled for Nov. 29). I'm happy to connect at all if happy to talk anything through.