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Diagnosed in August at the ultrasound with 3 masses in my left breast. The radiologist told...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784654/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Time till surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

I am 73 and had a double mastectomy a year ago without reconstruction. Like you, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779113/

Discussion: Anyone decide not to do reconstruction after getting the expander in?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

Aw, thank you. It's been a crazy two years, for sure! I am doing much better...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764842/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to lymph nodes. Would you choose chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

I have DCIS HRT Positve. I am scheduled to have a double mastectomy in early March....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228785/

Discussion: Single Mastectomy: What will Recovery Time be like? How long?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3 3:28pm

I was 71 when I had a double mastectomy for ILC (it took 6 months to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026676/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3, 2024

Trixie: Wow...good information. And I am with you...I seem more comfortable in the recliner then laying...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/270090/

Discussion: Male breast cancer: Anyone other men out there with breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

I am well right now, thanks for asking. I am not going to tell you the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314760/

Discussion: lumpectomy made my breast look deformed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 28 9:55am

Mastectomy avoids radiation in many cases. That was one big reason I had a mastectomy. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/943493/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2023

I had a bilateral mastectomy, because I had 2 tumors in each breast. Only one was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885692/

Discussion: Deciding if I should do bilateral or double mastectomy??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

I am not sure I understand the question. Are you asking whether to have both removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885102/

Discussion: Deciding if I should do bilateral or double mastectomy??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

It all comes down to personal choice, but my original dx is Grade 3 HR+ DCIS....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120486/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2024

Hello. It’s all so worrisome, isn’t it? I had one ILC and one ITC in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027204/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

I stayed flat, and it’s been 4 years with no regrets. I told my surgeon I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760724/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

I had bilateral in Nov 2022 and opted for flat. But I should have taken in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865853/

Discussion: Anyone feel devasted about how you look & feel? And guilty too?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 24, 2023

Thanks for your support. In addition to the ILC in the left breast as previously diagnosed,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025078/

Discussion: Was your breast cancer misdiagnosed by a radiologist?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

I had a double mastectomy and went flat. I use a prosthesis and nobody would ever...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932646/

Discussion: Whom to see for true assessment of mastectomy surgery outcome.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

Hi--I got silicone implants in 1981 at Mayo in Rochester. I was tired of being flat-chested....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/690622/

Discussion: LF Reconstruction: Anyone have their implants removed years later?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2022

Fosamax made me so sick. Projectile vomiting for hours, i was so mad at myself for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175909/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2024

In 2019 i had a lumpectomy as it all happened so fast, stage 1. In the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859586/

Discussion: Mastectomy instead of lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2023

Interested in Explanting Silicone Implant. I had a unilateral mastectomy nearly two years ago. Going unilaterally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968627/

Discussion: Options for Explanting: What did you choose to do?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

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