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Did you have lumpectomy or mastectomy? Usually they remove all the axillary lymph nodes if they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783139/

Discussion: Reccurrence?..Waiting on biopsy results

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

My experience is local recurrence 2.5 yrs after stage 1 IDC, lumpectomy, no nodes, clean margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782854/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

I am undergoing chemo for breast cancer following a lumpectomy (HER positive, ER/PR positive) and just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781881/

Discussion: ATM Gene Mutation and Care

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2022

Welcome @lll3, I can imagine you're concerned. There is something called post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775140/

Discussion: Sudden pain along lumpectomy scar 4 months after surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2022

Just a lumpectomy after microcalcifications we’re seen and biopsy revealed ADH. They didn’t find anymore ADH...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/773746/

Discussion: Anyone had a prophylactic mastectomy for ADH diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2022

I am totally with you! I don't understand why a mastectomy would not have been recommended...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/773243/

Discussion: Time From Needle Biopsy to MRI With Invasive Lobular?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2022

Hello, I am in the same shoe as you. My surgeon recommends taking tamoxifens 5mg daily...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771943/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

Hello @lisamgee Sorry you're joining the Breast Cancer Club (sigh) but it looks like you've caught...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766271/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Hi @cindylb , I have been recently diagnosed with stage 1 ILC., right breast. When mammogram...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766258/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

@dmart37. I have two tumors in my left breast one is 2cm and another 1cm or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762363/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2022

No, I did not have reconstructive surgery. I had what is noted in some reports as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760552/

Discussion: Who else is HER2 positive?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

Has a genetic test been done to see what the odds for a reoccurrence are? For...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760546/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

Hi Colleen, I'm Chrissoula and I was diagnosed with HER2+ last year, stage 3A. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759433/

Discussion: Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 10, 2022

There are 2 separate Oconotype tests. That’s correct for the Oconotype DX (determines need for chemo)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756896/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2022

What confuses me is that the surgeon offered me lumpectomy or mastectomy. Women with lumpectomy don't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756241/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2022

I had a lumpectomy 2 years ago for non cancerous DCIS in one breast. Now my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755766/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2022

@colleenyoung Thank you so much ! I do have a few questions can you see if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751635/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

Hello cctoo, I don't know the details about your situation, but normally I think the first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/750437/

Discussion: stop the madness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Callaloo, I just found this site and am thrilled! Your 1st paragraph almost made me fall...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746329/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

Hi Rene, I was diagnosed with DCIS last month and will be having a lumpectomy on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746013/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

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