 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Be VERY careful doing anything to the radiated area. When Lipo is done usually there is a lot of under the skin bruising or bleeding and my RO strongly advises against subjecting the radiated area to that trauma or at least he did 7 years ago. My wife's plastic surgeon has told me repeatedly that he could removed the unwanted skin under my neck regardless of the radiation but I'm cautious (chicken).
Point is do check this out and get more than one qualified opinion. JM2C's
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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