And her other doctor didn't do a manual exam?!?!?

> From: Jeff Shultz 
> Ellen K. wrote:
>> Women who have a mastectomy may opt for breast reconstruction afterwards
>> for their psychological health.   I have a cousin who had a double
>> mastectomy and opted for reconstruction.   Her sister OTOH commented
>> that had she been in the situation she would have just left herself
>> flat.
>> 
> I know a lady who's plastic surgeon is likely to get a very nice
> Christmas gift from her - while he was performing breast reconstruction
> after a mastectomy, he found lumps in the remaining breast (which was
> also involved in the reconstruction - want them to match after all). The
> lumps turned out to be cancerous and very advanced - they would likely
> have killed her before her next scheduled mammogram.
> The stuff didn't show up on the previous mammogram because she is very
> muscular and muscles apparently degrade the imaging.

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