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Sorry you are undergoing all this stress. I would be very afraid since you've just dealt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525525/

Discussion: New mass found: Any opinions on recommended follow-up?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 12 5:41pm

Hi! My new-found friend @mygoodgirls : I am so relieved and grateful for you upon reading...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1524381/

Discussion: Upcoming consultation with Breast surgeon: What questions to ask?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 6:43am

I am so sorry to hear that and hope you will eventually find a surgeon who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029498/

Discussion: Double mastectomy: Anyone have major side effects and/or regrets?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2024

@nataliehope I was quite large breasted and since lumpectomies were on two sides of one breast,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208275/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2020

I am black and blue on both flanks. They took a CT. The only thing I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517502/

Discussion: Thank you for your helpful tips to help me prepare for surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 9:37pm

I am not sure why you didn't get an onec score? Ask your breast surgeon, this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517967/

Discussion: What are the effects of Herceptin for HER2 positive? Not doing chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 2:29pm

My breast surgeon was Dr. Barbara Pockaj, and my plastic surgeon was Dr. Edwin Reece. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895773/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

@colleenyoung Thanks for the guidance. I did single mastectomy with the more experienced surgeon. It turned...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786580/

Discussion: Worried, suspicious lesions found: Thought I was cancer free

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2022

My surgeon recommended lumpectomy and breast reduction. I informed my surgeon to protect my health that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252510/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy & Reconstructive Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2025

When I needed a biopsy and had a woman surgeon, I underwent anesthesia. When I had...

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Discussion: Has anyone had a painful biopsy? What was the explanation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2025

I am 64 years old, a bit overweight and have/had large breasts. I was diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534849/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with mixed ductal and lobular features and hyperplasia?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 7:31am

@leeann66, good to hear from you. I will be interested to hear how your appointment with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508344/

Discussion: Anyone else living with breast cancer and bone metastasis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 5:36pm

@sart Hello, to start I was 66 when diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. I carry the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1538279/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy Scars Healing Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

@wews thank you so much for your kind words and hugs. I hope to have most...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1499905/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed Lumpectomy or Mastectomy? Mom had Triple Negative

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6 11:29pm

@katgob I was in the process of going to your surgeon for mastectomy when Kaiser called...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507711/

Discussion: Trying To Get My Nerves Settled: Tonight's Thoughts

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 9:20pm

To me this whole thing is quite interesting. I wasn’t sure how to get this whole...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/297347/

Discussion: Breast MRI before prophylactic mastectomy and reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 27, 2020

Same here. Primary care with referral to surgeon (oncology surgeon), then referral to radiation oncologist, then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933671/

Discussion: After lumpectomy? What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

@sart I didn’t buy compression bra. My hospital put one on me right after the surgery....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535368/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy Scars Healing Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 7:26pm

Hi! @missycat : I am so sorry for the extreme pain and discomfort that you are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1541639/

Discussion: Port just put in: Does it get easier to have the port?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 1 day ago

@prc3 again you have a legal right to symmetry. You can tell the surgeon you want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102690/

Discussion: Optional double mastectomy over single. What helped you to decide?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

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