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I had a mastectomy and only three nodes removed, but I still developed lymphedema and a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031790/

Discussion: Seroma after drain removal? What questions should I ask the surgeon?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 1:57pm

I can't cry either! It is weird, but better than crying all the time! For me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095440/

Discussion: Venlafaxine for hormone flashes

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27 8:06pm

I wouldn't do chemo or any other infusion without it. But then again, the same surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1122567/

Discussion: Has anyone had a mediport implanted?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 13 5:57am

I had the double Mastectomy and gel implants in one surgery. The surgery took two hours...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915046/

Discussion: Has anyone had gel implants placed day of surgery vs expanders?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2023

@pinky2640 I hope it’s not the case for you. I know when I did the MRI,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951823/

Discussion: Nipple Discharge

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

Hi! Chris: Thank you so much for replying and pondering upon these questions with me, you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997207/

Discussion: What kind of scan should one have after a partial mastectomy surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 2:31pm

Thanks for your reply. My lumpectomies, capsulectomies, and reconstruction were done at my local hospital. After...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/665666/

Discussion: Struggling to cope with Stage IV diagnosis and what the future holds.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2021

@clynnford - that would have been my preference for my dbl mastectomy it wasn't an option...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944240/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Talking about COVID vaccine and lymph inflammation , my surgeon have confirmed the possibilities. But what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/734290/

Discussion: TNBC: Pain in armpit, how do I ensure it's not cancer coming back?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2022

@mmichele and @mandyc, welcome. Deciding on treatment is a very personal decision that is hard to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972569/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 29, 2023

I was diagnosed with estrogen positive invasive lobular cancer in 1998 and was also given the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1028818/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 3:55pm

Thank you so much for your kind words and for including me in your thoughts. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091236/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC): Any advice?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21 2:25pm

Tattoos fade and they fade in a bizarre patchy way. After way too many surgeries my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/744521/

Discussion: Anyone gotten Nipple tattoos? Were you happy with the results?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 2, 2022

Hi kyerigan! I have been thinking about you the past two days. How are things going?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091226/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC): Any advice?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21 2:13pm

If your left breast is high risk benign, why don’t you just remove it thus not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801111/

Discussion: Is it possible to be ER+ in one breast, but have ADH in the other?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 24, 2023

This sounds very similar to my case. My surgeon, however, thinks she can revise the original...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700965/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2022

I understand that the surgeon might have felt the risk to higher due to extenuating factors,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/705513/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2022

I too was diagnosed with adh 2 yes ago and was told by breast surgeon a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211229/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2018

Best of luck! I go to Mayo in AZ. My primary had me started somewhere else...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948398/

Discussion: IBC TNBC left breast, one year later in right while still in treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

Gut feeling. And I'm not kidding about this. I interviewed two surgeons before my surgery. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822131/

Discussion: How to vet breast surgeons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2023

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