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Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! I met with the plastic surgeon and the...

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Discussion: Single mastectomy with reconstruction and symmetry surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30 2:12pm

I’m so sorry to hear it’s terrible news. I only took them for six months and...

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Discussion: Treatment for Her2+ breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 3:46pm

I was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer after Larposcopy in april gone, it left my...

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Discussion: Breast Radiation: I feel very tight in rib area, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 3:53pm

Yes the cancer center is at Southwestern Univeristy, it is a teaching and research hospital, non...

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Discussion: Signatera Test. Is it truly helpful and worthwhile?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2024

I’m 60. April 2023 had lumpectomy on left breast and reconstruction on both. Took 3 lymph...

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Discussion: Bra discomfort after breast cancer treatment: Tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2024

Your body has been through a LOT during radiation. Fatigue is overwhelmingly the biggest side effect...

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Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11 2:52pm

A doc in a sexual health clinic practice recommends water based moisturizer ( applied to outer...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 26, 2023

I’d have the surgery and skip the other stuff. Just concentrate on healthy living. I had...

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Discussion: Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2022

If you mean the Prevena device, my surgeon used it on my double mastectomy incisions 6...

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Discussion: Mastectomy Surgical Dehiscence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 17, 2022

I was stage 2b. I had a lumpectomy, 6 nodes removed and 33 radiation treatments. I...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16, 2020

Hi I am done treatment. I had no side effects during treatment. It is 8 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1081642/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2024

I too chose not to have radiation. I take Anastrozole. I am 77,had 2 small lumps...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 16 1:41pm

I was diagnosed with stage 1 t2 estrogen positive and her2 neg oncotype is 8 lymphovascular...

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Discussion: Lymphovascular invasion

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 31, 2024

Welcome, @dlst. Allow me to bring @beachysol @lexalaska @timely into this discussion. They also have experience...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031238/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2024

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Discussion: Is breast architectural distortion reason to panic?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2023

Good suggestions. I did have those contacts assigned early on in my treatment during surgery and...

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Discussion: Kisqali financial assistance -- subsidy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2023

I am 81. I decided AL's were not for me. My mental misery is just to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758021/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2022

Have decided to go with a lumpectomy and radiation. I hope I have made the right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202417/

Discussion: Stage 1, very treatable invasive lobular carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 2 11:33am

I think you did. After the first surgeon could not get it the 1st 2 times...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931497/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 17, 2023

Thanks for weighing - very helpful. I'm trying to have faith in my oncologist but such...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/871109/

Discussion: Having a MRI to rule out recurrence in other breast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2023

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