tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post7689359448335435972..comments2023-10-10T04:49:02.472-04:00Comments on I Don't Understand: 5067 News from my corner~~Silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-74759811725489909122016-06-28T18:35:53.637-04:002016-06-28T18:35:53.637-04:00Rocky, thanks for the giggle on the "they cou...Rocky, thanks for the giggle on the "they could have 'em".<br /><br />I think you're all being just a little bit hard on Daughter. She wasn't blaming my attitude at all. In that area, she and I speak the same language, and I happen to agree with her, but in the way that she and I understand it - which may have no similarity to the way you understand it. The mind has ~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-88773759907896624652016-06-28T16:14:13.730-04:002016-06-28T16:14:13.730-04:00and now I'm catching up on the comments - firs...and now I'm catching up on the comments - first your daughter said your negative attitude caused the cancer, and now she says you've gotta keep the boobs because removing them will break your grandkid's heart?! Your daughter sounds like a piece of work. rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-41641513086312488612016-06-28T16:12:02.485-04:002016-06-28T16:12:02.485-04:00Whoa, I'm just catching up here ... you seem t...Whoa, I'm just catching up here ... you seem to be handling this really well! <br /><br />I always said that if the docs ever wanted to take my breasts, they could have 'em - I never used them anyway. :) rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-59224732588817101472016-06-28T05:55:25.915-04:002016-06-28T05:55:25.915-04:00Again, you cannot make a "wrong decision.&quo...Again, you cannot make a "wrong decision." Double mastectomy is a BIG operation and technically lumpectomy is easier...but you have confounding issues. Huge breasts especially on a small woman are notorious for causing neck and back issues. Now that we know your kidney function is good, and your surgeon will guide you, proceed :-).<br /><br />I know your daughter means well, but I KJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020813371913296154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-86953116203078644892016-06-27T09:50:42.940-04:002016-06-27T09:50:42.940-04:00KJL - Thank you for your reasoned and intelligent ...KJL - Thank you for your reasoned and intelligent information. If you've got more, I'll take it. Of course I will listen to the surgeon and consider carefully what she recommends, and I have changed my mind on other occasions, but in the end I suspect I will not want anything that involves radiation, and I see no reason to keep any part of these useless lumps of fat. <br /><br />My ~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-54407659485591203512016-06-27T06:16:39.041-04:002016-06-27T06:16:39.041-04:00BTW queen, insurance will pay for breast reduction...BTW queen, insurance will pay for breast reduction for neck and back pain. Your provider and sometimes the plastic surgeon have to be willing to write a few letters, but I've done it several times and have never been rejected.<br /><br />Any breast surgery for cancer is covered by a portion of the HIPAA act - women may choose lumpectomies, single or double mastectomies, immediate or delayed KJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020813371913296154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-46345896019625680722016-06-27T06:11:05.784-04:002016-06-27T06:11:05.784-04:00Well, not exactly a lumpectomy - the most recent w...Well, not exactly a lumpectomy - the most recent woman had 4 pounds removed from each side - dear lord...But managing breast cancer is a very personal decision and, fortunately, you can't make a wrong decision (as long as you don't decline treatment). <br /><br />The outcomes are equivalent between mastectomy or lumpectomy with radiation so it really comes down to what makes you feel KJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020813371913296154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-83041089800138283762016-06-26T17:50:51.027-04:002016-06-26T17:50:51.027-04:00KJL - Thank you for your thoughts. What you descr...KJL - Thank you for your thoughts. What you describe is essentially a lumpectomy with some neatening up and balancing afterward, which will probably then require radiation. <br /><br />The problem, though, is that 1.)I flat out (no pun intended) do not want a lumpectomy. I simply don't trust it enough. The benefits don't balance the risks. And 2.) I absolutely do not want radiation. ~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-4936313049737970342016-06-26T15:45:10.086-04:002016-06-26T15:45:10.086-04:00Another option is bilateral oncoplastic surgery - ...Another option is bilateral oncoplastic surgery - we've had several women with very large breasts opt for this. The breast and plastic surgeons work together removing the cancer, checking the sentinel node and then doing bilateral reductions. It's all covered by insurance and our patients got the size B breasts they wanted. They still require radiation to the affected breast in case KJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020813371913296154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-23180858983209640492016-06-24T23:43:08.250-04:002016-06-24T23:43:08.250-04:00My first bra, at age 12, was a B.My first bra, at age 12, was a B.~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-90211711660104988242016-06-24T22:06:07.119-04:002016-06-24T22:06:07.119-04:00Size b. B cup.Size b. B cup.the queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263293738568555668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-438652185189496922016-06-23T22:40:30.806-04:002016-06-23T22:40:30.806-04:00Queen, please explain "opted for bs". I...Queen, please explain "opted for bs". I'm not sure what that means. <br /><br />As far as "pretty" goes, you have no idea how far from my consideration that is. I really truly don't understand why anyone would opt for reconstruction, unless it's to catch or keep a man you wouldn't trust to love you otherwise. But that's just me.<br /><br />And yes, you ~~Silkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122262422346224632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19031106.post-87313915488854533692016-06-23T21:51:10.621-04:002016-06-23T21:51:10.621-04:00A friend with enormous breats who had a mastectomy...A friend with enormous breats who had a mastectomy and reconstruction opted for bs. "They're so pretty!" she gushed. And can't women have Brest surgery for back pain? Work up a back pain argument.the queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263293738568555668noreply@blogger.com