I had a Tram Flap done 41/2 years ago and have never recovered from the pain in my torso.

Twisting to either side is difficult and getting in and out of cars.

The front of my torso is sore to the touch and the muscles spasm often. It feels as though I am wearing a tight corset and sometimes I have trouble breathing because of it.

After I eat I feel bloated and the muscles swell so that by the end of the day I look like I am expecting a baby!

There is scar tissue all over my torso and around the flap breast. the nipple they created from the skin inside my thigh is now flat.

This surgery leave women scarred and incapacitated and it should be stopped.

-- Candice Holeczko

Jan. 29, 2002