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Thanks for bringing this up. I am in the beginning phases and actually wondering if I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1016709/

Discussion: Feelings on going “flat”.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2024

Hi. Thank you for your well wishes. The plastic surgeon did not think I was a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/257083/

Discussion: The math of invasive breast cancer risk for LCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2019

Thank you! That’s helpful! I just have been unsure with a cancer reconstruction whether they actually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968646/

Discussion: Plastic surgery: Do they ever go back & adjust mismatched breasts?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

I opted not to do reconstruction and I'm happy with my decision. I got the prosthetic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208241/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2018

Hi @splewis84, I'm tagging fellow members @maggieb892 @janisbrede @yulichka00 @savannah1959 @ellens @anjalima @snowdown and others as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923478/

Discussion: Implants after reconstruction surgery losing their shape: Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

Hello! I am 16 months out from double mastectomy and sentinel dissection - radiation followed and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883055/

Discussion: Any testimonies where cancer didn't return?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

I read about it on the internet, like a chest wall reconstruction after the breasts are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025164/

Discussion: Double mastectomy: Anyone have major side effects and/or regrets?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

Thank you and good luck on your reconstruction! I may be headed down that road myself....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1122388/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2024

I have not heard of that @jane2024. I did not have any chest reconstruction. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025209/

Discussion: Double mastectomy: Anyone have major side effects and/or regrets?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

I am 73 and had a double mastectomy a year ago without reconstruction. Like you, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779113/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

@mandy75, here's more information about breast implant illness: — What Is Breast Implant Illness? https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/types/implant-reconstruction/illness/breast-implant-illness @debraabascal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836114/

Discussion: Breast Implants Illness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 2, 2023

@jdh65, As you probably already know, fat grafting (or autologous fat transfer) is a new breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796331/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 13, 2023

That is great and so much like me. Very reassuring. I am going with mastectomy of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070629/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2024

I was first diagnosed in 2003 with DCIS and had a double mastectomy ( my choice)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106415/

Discussion: Anyone had cancer return while taking hormone therapy meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2024

Hi. I had a bilateral mastectomy last year and decided to go flat at that time....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/257360/

Discussion: To do or not to do: Bilateral mastectomy and implants

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2019

I had bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction to avoid the physiological effects. I knew for me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908399/

Discussion: Can someone who’s had a mastectomy share the psychological effects ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

@bpknitter53 Like you, I have a lumpy chest, extra skin on sides (the worst) and concave...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130718/

Discussion: Declining Chemotherapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

For those with reconstruction implants do you feeling a tightness in the front or uncomfortable feeling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808387/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

@orchardgirl, I had a left mastectomy in late 2020 at age 65, and I healed quite...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779377/

Discussion: Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

I’m having a double mastectomy with no reconstruction on 12/8. Im in pretty good shape but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/778593/

Discussion: Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 29, 2022

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