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@drummergirl Hi nice to meet you, I too have no boobs as of 05/2022 and lost...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808912/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2023

I'm TNBC and BRCA2+ - dx Sept. 21 - I did neo adjunct chemo (chemo before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903115/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

I had a pretty good experience… similar to @meeshodge. I stayed overnight in the hospital, had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1193646/

Discussion: What can I expect after Double Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Hi! Honestly it will really depend on how you feel about your body image after ....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084209/

Discussion: Trying to decide on reconstruction: Would you recommend it?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

@toomanyquestions - I had bilateral after dx for TNBC BRCA2+; dx only on left side but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1069627/

Discussion: Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2024

I had the DIEP flap over implants because I have a few friends that got implants...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996177/

Discussion: Breast implant vs. DIEP Procedure

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

I don't pretend to know how anyone else has felt about the "loss" of their breasts...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086469/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2024

Early 2022 I had a right unilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction ( expander replaced 5 mos....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908931/

Discussion: Can someone who’s had a mastectomy share the psychological effects ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2023

It’s an incredible hit. A Breast Cancer diagnosis is a traumatic event. I was diagnosed 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799495/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with lots of questions

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 20, 2023

I opted NOT to have reconstructions because of the same reasons many above cited. That was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/247115/

Discussion: Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 15, 2019

Sandy@dyr, where do I begin? Had stage 2 breast cancer left 27 years ago. Had lumpectomy,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208265/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2019

I was a birad 3 in 2019 & see you in 6 months. I was not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1022847/

Discussion: birad 3 again?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 26, 2024

I wanted to add I had a 5cm tumor that turned out to be Her2+. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961892/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2023

Has anyone found any significant difference in hair thinning between the various inhibitors? I've been on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934857/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2023

I was diagnosed with cancer in both breasts, stage 1 and 11a/grade 2. ER+ PR+. Early...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379498/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation or Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 26 6:32am

Hello @lpac304 I am sad to hear of your diagnosis, it sounds like you are getting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1267901/

Discussion: Oncotype score 27 or higher with reoccurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 9:27am

A few other things that I found helpful…. I bought an oversized heating pad to help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1198558/

Discussion: What can I expect after Double Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2024

Wow! I am SO glad I am on Mayo Connect and learning from all you women!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294834/

Discussion: Emotional aftermath following breast cancer treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 2 8:57am

toomanyquestions I did not read all the posts in this thread as they're very dated. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770768/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

@grannyb I had a ki67% of 19, just over the line in 2015 (yours isn't too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177580/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

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