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Looking back.....The better decision for me would have been a bilateral back in 2007. All these...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777388/

Discussion: Double or single mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 25, 2022

Jjmoon.. It is always your choice, it’s your body!! I was scheduled for a lumpectomy, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340139/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 3 7:02am

I had to wait 14 months after my double mastectomy to start my reconstruction journey. We...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854092/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

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

The long term surgical followup can certainly present uncertainties and it sounds like that is what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981808/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2023

I had idc with 2 lymph positive. They check my lymphs while in surgery 4 for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978443/

Discussion: Diagnosed IDC with metastasis to lymph node: Who to see first?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

@catreen I am sorry you're experiencing discomfort and limitations. Do you still have the expanders in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983577/

Discussion: Discomfort after bilateral mastectomy & immediate reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2023

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

Thanks for chiming in, I have a girlfriend who just had hers removed after having them...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723975/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2022

I had lumpectomy in June 2023 and also Oncotype positive. Went through chemo and radiation and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1267969/

Discussion: Oncotype score 27 or higher with reoccurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 10:57am

I had the same infection after my double mastectomy. It was terrifying. I was able to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180072/

Discussion: Double mastectomy caused rare infection

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

I didn’t have lumpectomy option. I was told I needed unilateral and I immediately knew I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846171/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 20, 2023

I am so sorry to hear your diagnosis. Waiting to learn a specific plan was probably...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826083/

Discussion: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage 2 - Treatment Plan?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

I had dcis invasive breast cancer did a lump and reconstruction on the right. Radiation for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898964/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2023

I am well, at the last minute I decided on just left sided mastectomy. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/213916/

Discussion: ATM Gene Mutation and Care

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2019

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102193/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2024

JMHO, I had a right mastectomy, large breasts and opted for no reconstruction. I was late...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098018/

Discussion: Too slim to have reconstruction after a partial mastectomy: Options?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2024

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

Having to live with a single mastectomy Nov. 2021 and I would one million percent recommend...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344991/

Discussion: Feelings about single mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10 8:50am

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