Category Archives: Breast Reconstruction

  BRAve Face             It all started in July 2010 when I heard the words BREAST CANCER. Now before this I had friends and my friends had friends who were diagnosed with breast cancer and I thought what would I do if I was ever told I had breast cancer. I even cared for women …

BRAve Face Six years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy, followed by chemo and radiation. I ended up with an inverted nipple that needed to be reconstructed. I had reconstructive surgery with a different local surgeon who implanted a breast implant and did a flap to fix my nipple. After …

BRAve Face  Who knew 2014 would be such an eventful year. On January 2, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was told it was a very aggressive type of breast cancer. This of course led to many appointments with many different doctors. I started chemo on January 16th. After I discovered my breast lump, …

BRAve Face My journey to breast reconstruction is different than most patients. In 2013, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 44. Because of my strong family history of cancer, I had BRAC 1 testing done and it was positive. I opted to have bilateral prophylactic mastectomies with immediate breast reconstruction. I chose this …

My Brave Face Story             Eight years ago, July third 2006 to be exact, I was lucky enough to be receiving the “Breast Augmentation” of my dreams. Not because I was vain, but because I had put my time in as a young mother and I wanted to get myself …

October 15, 2014 is national Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day "BRA DAY"! This year’s theme is BRAve Faces. We recognize there are many faces of breast cancer and a unique journey for every person facing a breast cancer diagnosis. Breast cancer does not discriminate and while every journey is unique-all breast cancer patients have the right to …