From: Jeff Shultz 

Ellen K wrote:

> And her other doctor didn't do a manual exam?!?!?
>
I think that the breast literally had to be opened up before they could be
found. It sounded like the plastic surgeon stumbled across them and went,
"hmmmmm, not sure they look like anything, but better safe than
sorry."

The lady in question is built like a small tank. Very solid.

>
>>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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