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Joanna, I know all of us when faced with this come in with fear and uncertainty....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/940221/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

Hi. I had DCIS Stage 0 and had the lumpectomy. No radiation and chemo. I tried...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1301791/

Discussion: Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11 11:37am

@finger Congratulations on successful surgery! I also had hand surgery on same side as mastectomy. I...

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Discussion: Can I have hand surgery on same side as radical mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Nothing YET, there is a panel of oncologists, radiologists and whoever else which includes my surgeon....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673335/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with Phyllodes tumor?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2022

I wish all the best too. It was explained to me yesterday that US only picks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981620/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2023

I was diagnosed with DCIS Grade 3 about 3 weeks ago. Am having an MRI on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951987/

Discussion: Anyone had DCIS high-grade diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

Thanks, Sequoia. I will let you know. I asked the NP to find a surgeon close...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916097/

Discussion: Anastrozole: How long do side effects last once you've stopped?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2023

I don't have an opinion (for anyone else but myself) about the anti-hormone therapy, but my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709352/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2022

I know all situations are different but the doctors know the urgency and perhaps you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1314900/

Discussion: How Long Can You Wait From Diagnosis to Mastectomy for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 28 12:17pm

I can’t say for certain. I do know that they are required by law to do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639726/

Discussion: Reconstruction: Time between expansion and second surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2021

I'm just putting this in the mix. My 27.29 was high, but I believe it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981795/

Discussion: CA 27-29 numbers rising: Does anyone else have an issue like this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2023

Choosing to go flat or to get reconstruction is such a personal decision – no right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/324525/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2020

I complained of arm and hand swelling about 6 months after my surgery. It was on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267105/

Discussion: Can you get lymphedema if you only had sentinel node removed?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2019

I am curious about who found your lymphedema and who monitors it. Does your oncologist or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267102/

Discussion: Can you get lymphedema if you only had sentinel node removed?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2019

Is your IDC lesion so large that he really needs to take out that large a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091438/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

Sound plan. I had to look up AFC. Was that done at the time of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165380/

Discussion: Who to see after DMX w/o reconstruction surgery/follow ups?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2024

Thanks for asking, but I haven’t really felt any improvement. My primary care physician said that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929461/

Discussion: Lingering aches + pins & needles?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 13, 2023

I am 80 years old and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation just this last year....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708154/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2022

I just today was told by surgeon to have mastectomy on left breast. Chemo got all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1068140/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2024

A small area of rash was biopsied and it came back more breast cancer. Rash is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847159/

Discussion: Recurring breast cancer and rash that is spreading

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2023

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