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Reconstructive Surgery (Expert Forum)
tram flap reconstruction/recovery
Questions in the Reconstructive Surgery Forum are being answered by Dr. Archibald Sanford Miller III, MD,FACS, the Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine.
tram flap reconstruction/recovery
by ct44, Jul 27, 2009 10:07PM
i had tram flap, along with a dble mastectomy in jan08, both on same day!!! well it is july 09, and i still am not healed like i think it should be?, but the question is shouldn't the stomach be at least better than it was from 1yr and 1/2 ago??? i get hardness in my abdom area, when i stand to long, and still have problems with the whole area where the incisions are from the tram flap??? any help would be great!!!
Member Comments (1)
by Sunny59, Aug 13, 2009 03:20PM
To: ct44
Hi - I had my tram flap done in July of 2007 - the area is still numb and hurts sometimes. I had to have a complete hysterectomy and my surgeon said it was a mess in there - I had a 15cm cyst wrapped in the mesh. It seems like with a tram-flap you kind of trade one problem for another - I started with implants at the same time as my mastectomy - in retrospect - I think it was a bad idea. I wish I would have gotten through one thing before starting another. Good Luck
