Keith M. Blechman, Dr

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0

Jul 5, 2025

It’s been 8 weeks since my life has changed thanks to Dr. K, Jonas, and the entire care team at the BRC. I had my surgery on 12/12, with my initial consultation on 9/4. The entire process was so smooth, so easy, and all of the providers were super thorough to ensure that this was the right thing to do with the cancer gene I have. I had multiple pre-op appointments to ensure that everything was going smoothly, and they gave me a checklist for the week before.

The night before I was so giddy I could barely sleep. I came in to the surgery center, met my amazing pre-op nurses, got marked up, and before I knew it the anesthesiologist was telling me this is going to feel like you had a margarita. Just a blink later I woke up (shoutout to the best PACU nurse ever Adiel) and I cried tears of joy.

It took me just two weeks to feel perfectly normal again. I was sleeping on my side after day 6. I was moving and doing gentle yoga after the first week. I went to the gym and did cardio week 2. I stopped taking any ibuprofen/tylenol after just 10 days.

The procedure was covered by insurance and all I had to pay was the consult fee and my deductible. They did all of the brunt work for me; I just sat there and looked pretty.

I have healed so fast thanks to the detailed instructions given by my care team that my scars are barely visible and it’s only been EIGHT weeks! I have zero pain, zero complications, full sensation and more importantly a quality of life that I didn’t have before.

The BRC has changed my life. I keep crying tears of joy because I can finally wear cute clothes. I can wear a bikini. I can carry a backpack. I can do mountain climbers and pushups. I met with my genetic counselor and even they agreed this was one of the best things I could’ve done for my health, both mental and physical.

If you’re thinking about it, this is your sign. Do it.

Thank you Dr. K, Jonas, Jae, Maggie, Megan, and the entire team ❤️

Shanelle Tate — google_place

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