I was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma in July of 2010. I was having pain in my left breast and found the lump myself. I had a mastectomy on my 46th birthday. 4 rounds of chemo and no radiation. I had reconstruction almost 4 months after finishing chemo. I believe having reconstruction so soon is what caused my horrible complications. I was in renal failure and spent 8 days in ICU. I also had double pneumonia and blood clots in my leg and both lungs. I spent a total of 4 weeks in the hospital, wore a wound vac for 3 months and was out of work 3 and a half months.I also tested positive for the BRCA gene mutation and had a hysterectomy in 2012. Thankful to God every day that I have only a few residual side effects ramaining

Dawn Hill
Columbus, GA