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Posted on October 29, 2015 by Terri

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Surgical Compression Garments: DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction, Revision Phase

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Terri

Surgical compression garments for revision phase of Diep Flap breast reconstruction are an important part of healing. I can share with you what compression garments I was required to wear after phase two, the revision surgery of my DIEP flap breast reconstruction. However, know that each of you will experience your own individual recovery and your surgeon will tell you which garments to wear based on where the fat was extracted and liposuction was done. There are similarities in the revision surgery for implants and autologous flap fat grafting in that fat is injected into areas of the breast to achieve optimal aesthetic outcomes and to make the breasts look as natural as possible. Again, it will be an individual procedure based on your body composition and where the fill will come from and where it will be re-injected to achieve symmetry and contouring. Surgeons will discuss with you their Continue Reading →

#IAmTheFaceOfBreastReconstruction

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Terri

#IAmTheFaceOfBreastReconstruction #IAmTheFaceOfBreastReconstruction. October 21, 2015 is Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day 2015 in the United States. I have been an advocate and educator for all choices of Breast Reconstruction for just over a year since being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in April of 2014. I knew I was going to be faced with a double mastectomy, but, I was informed, I was educated the day I was told I had to have a mastectomy. I was told about my options for breast reconstruction by my breast surgeon. I was fortunate. This year I learned that many women are not given that information and are not as fortunate. They are not given a referral to a plastic surgeon at the time of diagnosis. But, I also found a community of women who work tirelessly to educate and inform others about what they have gone through, what choices they Continue Reading →

#NoBraDay Done the Right Way!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Terri

#NoBraDay Done the Right Way! Today is National #NoBraDay and should be done the Right way by choosing a reason to actually project breast cancer awareness in a constructive, valuable way. Take PRMA, for example. This is a group of class act, well-trained, compassionate surgeons whose main passion is rebuilding women’s lives after breast cancer with reconstructive plastic surgery. Today, the patient liaison at their practice decided to post this info graphic using the hash tag #NoBraDay. This is valuable. This is constructive. Awareness, education and not flaunting the day in a tasteless, disrespectful way like so many have done on Social Media. Thank you PRMA for stepping up to the plate and respecting Breast Cancer Awareness Month and #NationalNoBraDay with dignity and purpose! And Then There is This….. National No Bra day has a Face Book page and what I find most offensive about their page is Continue Reading →

Measuring the Breast for Breast Reconstruction

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Terri

The paper, Population Analysis of the Perfect Breast: A Morphometric Analysis, was a study done to determine current trends in what is considered the aesthetically pleasing breast shape in measuring the breast for breast reconstruction using a measurement of form (morphometric). It was a comprehensive survey study with cross-cultural opinions from men, women and plastic surgeons regarding ideal breast proportions. The consensus was a 45:55 ratio meaning; 45 percent of breast fullness lies above the nipple line and 55 percent below the nipple line. Simply stated, this measurement tool was determined by the study to be the guide in achieving the “perfect” breast shape for use by plastic surgeons. History has shown that this perception of the perfect breast shape dates back to the sculpture of Venus de Milo discovered on the island of Melos in 1820. A Complex & Meticulous Procedure I was far from having the “perfect breast” Continue Reading →

October & Pink

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Terri

October is the month that you can find pink in a vast array of merchandise in every imaginable form. You find it in retail stores, on websites, the shoes of NFL football players, pink M & M’s, pink, pink and more pink. Some of the very products that slap the pink ribbon on their merchandise contain chemicals known to increase the risk and occurrence of breast cancer. A bit unsettling, right? October vocabulary Pinktober, Pinkaholic, Pink outs, Think Pink. I think breast cancer patients who have had it with the whole pink thing might even come up with a new slogan: Pink Stinks! Don’t Forget the Guys and Be True to Blue! We all read stories about what having breast cancer does to the men and women who are diagnosed. Yes, men! Don’t forget to wear blue for the guys! You can read this blog summary of a podcast I Continue Reading →

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Terri

The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015: Re-introduced May 5, 2015. As stated on the Congress.Gov website: Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery about the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options, with a focus on informing patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. To the Members of the 114th Congress of the United States: Close to 12% of women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. 2015 alone will bring an estimated 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer. According to statistics from Breast cancer.org 60,290 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed. Surprisingly, and a little known fact, there will be approximately 2,350 new cases of invasive breast Continue Reading →

A Letter to “Life it Up 365”

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Terri

To my friends, Dana and Colleen, at Life it Up 365: I found your website, “Life it Up 365” in late July of this year. After reading it I had an idea for my own private Face Book page. I wrote a blog entitled, “Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction & New Challenges”. I posted it to my private Face Book page with this comment: What have you done as a result of your cancer diagnosis or finding that you are BRCA positive? Have you tried something new? Has it been fun, frightening or both? Share your story with us at the Journey in a brief comment response. I will compile your responses into another blog and share them with Dana and Colleen at Life It Up 365 in early September. I didn’t get as many responses as I thought I might but the ones I did receive from my members are Continue Reading →

Trending on Twitter #Ilooklikeasurgeon

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Terri

Trending on Twitter #Ilooklikeasurgeon Trends on Twitter and much of Social Media go at break neck speeds. Here today and gone tomorrow. There has been something trending on Twitter the past few days that inspired me to write this post. The trend followed the hash tag #Ilooklikeasurgeon and began with an article written about diversity and equality from a London surgeon, Dr. Ed Fitzgerald. A resident in surgery, Heather Logghe, MD, started the trend with pictures on Twitter. And yes, it exploded on Social Media! Dr. Kathy Hughes, a surgeon and one of my favorite bloggers, even started a Facebook page to honor this community. I was mesmerized and actually found two surgeons I follow on Twitter who posted these two pictures. I know Dr. Chrysopoulo personally and many of you who read my blog probably feel like you do, too, as Continue Reading →