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This website seems to be an excellent source of information on how to make this decision....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063438/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 6 9:42pm

I just got diagnosed with LCIS this March of 2024, in my right breast. The breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058582/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28 4:17am

I had atypical ductal hyperplasia and LCIS in 2003. Found by calcifications. I had lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064159/

Discussion: Atypical lobular hyperplasia: Did you have surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 8 9:13am

@enaska1 Hi Joanna, yes, you should do genetic testing before the lumpectomy. I was scheduled for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941298/

Discussion: Surgeon recommendations: How did you choose a surgeon?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2023

My sister had DCIS at your age, she had a single mastectomy and reconstruction. Her reconstruction...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945180/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

Hi Chris! Thanks for sharing in my joy. I also had a mammogram today which was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/656993/

Discussion: Breast Pain/Swelling

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2021

Hi, I had almost exactly the same process happen to me, with a few exceptions. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021680/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 10:35am

Thanks, Denise, it does help. My surgeon is male, but that is basically what he answered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026662/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 10:09am

My experience with ILC is that I had a lumpectomy, but the margins were not clear...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026322/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 7:36pm

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I thought about that, too (having to have a mastectomy anyway...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026965/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 5:43pm

@kamra i understand! I had two lumpectomies, followed by a mastectomy and then expander/implant exchange from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948432/

Discussion: Bra discomfort after breast cancer treatment: Tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

I had DCIS 16 years ago, and opted for mastectomy rather than lumpectomy. No need for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073378/

Discussion: DCIS first follow up since surgery in September.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 23 3:36pm

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093138/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24 9:37am

It is extraordinarily overwhelming to have to make this type of decision. I wish doctors would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063391/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 6 8:10pm

My wife was diagnosed with a ductal carcinoma last August, with 2 lymph nodes involved. She...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086472/

Discussion: Oncotype DX Test: What does it all mean?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 13 10:11pm

Last week (4/17/24) I had my second lumpectomy to remove PLCIS (pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056013/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 23 2:30pm

4/23/24 First lumpectomy to remove PLCIS, they found a grade 1 invasive lobular carcinoma in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1088718/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 17 4:20pm

Hi Colleen I was diagnostic 15 month ago with rectal carcinoma in Situ and neuroendocrene tumor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1090156/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20 5:47am

I had BC surgery yesterday. Prep time was more than surgery. Had Grade 1 stage 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089641/

Discussion: Grade 1 invasive ductal carcinoma in a male

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 19 8:33am

My BC was found incidentally from a CT scan in Jan. I had to have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075242/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26 3:50pm

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