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Hi! Karen: I am so sorry that you are still suffering from numb & pain 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1149528/

Discussion: How long should I expect pain in armpit after removal of lymph nodes?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2024

Thank you for sharing, Kathy. I have not heard anything about an oncotype score... It MIGHT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127610/

Discussion: Wondering if I'm taking the right path...

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

@mommajess I absolutely concur with @mchler73 I would get that checked out, now. Sometimes a lump...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997035/

Discussion: Pokey breast bump?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 14, 2024

Thank you for your beautiful reflective post, @rhongirl . Last year, I was supposed to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985061/

Discussion: Cancer: Being diagnosed during the holiday season

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

It certainly sounds like mixed signals. Everything I know about this condition is that it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898147/

Discussion: Atypical Hyperplasia hormone concern

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

I am fearful of the actual injection of the dye which I have read is quite...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817127/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

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

Hi all. My surgery is tomorrow 😱 (10/24). My left breast (that my first doctor thought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764566/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2022

I had breast cancer in 1996. I never had any noticeable swelling until February 2017. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/262784/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery for lymphedema? Successful?

Support Group: Lymphedema

Posted: May 30, 2019

@myoga Sorry they didn’t test you in the first place. I have had unbearable pain from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1125596/

Discussion: Starting on targeted breast cancer meds.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2024

After much worry, I decided to go flat and it was the best decision for me....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083535/

Discussion: Trying to decide on reconstruction: Would you recommend it?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2024

Totally agree. Some things seem like they are a secret? When my husband got prostrate cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966977/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2023

my Dr. is both an M.D and naturopath. I tried all of my oncologists hormone blockers....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911914/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2023

I agree, there is no perfect opinion. Like @windyshores said, she got 4 opinions. I really...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911230/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

I also have very sensitive skin and the Mepitel was so helpful. I had 30 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853289/

Discussion: Has anyone used Mepitel ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2023

While understanding that radiation has its medical demerits, I question this recommendation as possibly ageist and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765880/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2022

I too had LCIS stage one. I was “lumpy” for years. After annual mammograms for years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758756/

Discussion: LCIS: What treatment(s) did you choose?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2022

I opted for a double mastectomy. The oncologist recommended 4 rounds of chem but the margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268589/

Discussion: Breast Cancer No Treatment: Any insights?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 10:32am

I am 77 years of age,. Prior to having a lumpectomy and several lymph nodes removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890535/

Discussion: Side Effects of Anastrozole - bone loss

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

@loisc My breast surgeon advised lumpectomy with reduction as I was quite large. It turned out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/261434/

Discussion: Stage 2 breast cancer: What treatments decisions did you have to make?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2019

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