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I had two lumpectomies because my surgeon was unable to get clear margins. This came back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988047/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2023

Thank you for connecting us. It’s amazing to me how every diagnosis/situation is so uniquely different....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831536/

Discussion: Paget's of nipple and other areas of breast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 24, 2023

Mine all started when I felt a large lump at the end of summer, which I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979636/

Discussion: Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2023

@timely I'm not sure what a "chip bag" is, but maybe it's similar to a "swell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985116/

Discussion: Has anyone had breast lymphedema which then spread to the arm?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

I was diagnosed with with DCIS ER POSITIVE and also question myself what's better. One surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947596/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2023

@katrina123 , I had a mastectomy 4 yrs ago. Following the surgery my right side ribcage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000574/

Discussion: Shoulder or shoulder blade pain after a breast lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 20 10:31am

@whyme2023 was any of the pathology specimen invasive cancer or was it all DCIS? Are you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883477/

Discussion: How can this be?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2023

Thanks for your reply - I have had one surgery (lumpectomy) and margins were not clear....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885104/

Discussion: How can this be?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

Dr. Fox is very direct but I appreciated that and the fact that she wasn’t just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915399/

Discussion: Has anyone had gel implants placed day of surgery vs expanders?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

Here is how I feel. I will never remain passive or lukewarm about this topic (breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914969/

Discussion: Anyone have breast aching, stinging as only symptom of breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2023

Hi, I was 1st diagnosed in December 2006 with stage 1 ER/PR positive breast cancer (RIGHT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746270/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

Your situation mirrors mine; cancer directly over the heart. Only full doses of radiation are recommended...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890910/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

If you live near a teaching hospital or another good hospital specializing in cancer get a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958851/

Discussion: Wait time from diagnosis to surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2023

The ultrasound showed a relatively small mass on my breast but the MRI found it to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959371/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2023

I am not sure about the CHEK2, but a BREAST MRI will catch cancer that a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962630/

Discussion: Genetic testing...does anyone have the CHEK2 gene mutation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

@prc73 I was diagnosed with high grade 3 DCIS stage 1 with invasive carcinoma in August...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959589/

Discussion: Anyone had DCIS high-grade diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2023

Get a second opinion. I was diagnosed stage 0, DCIS, grade 3, estrogen positive initially with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864025/

Discussion: Mastectomy instead of lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2023

@deb23 @eku @sedonadrsedonadreaming Re: ILC I had lumpectomy, stage 1B, 2ILC. I have not had any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011491/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 6:59pm

I had breast surgery and I had to wait 7 weeks. I was upset but my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957726/

Discussion: Wait time from diagnosis to surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 2, 2023

Hello, We have similar situations...Breast cancer is like a snow storm with the fluffy snowflakes sticking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021399/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23 7:05pm

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