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My situation is different as I had DMX w/AFC. Emmanuel Gabriel at MAYO JAX did an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218978/

Discussion: Looking for a breast Plastic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 11:59am

For the reconstruction, a good surgeon inserts breast expanders, not at another time but the same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129033/

Discussion: Declining Chemotherapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

So far I found this...breast reconstruction deformity (N65.0), Hx of bilateral mastectomy (Z90.13), and personal history...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762668/

Discussion: Sparing mastectomy/Diep - What was your recommended follow-up?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2022

Thank you. My appt with the surgeon is tomorrow morning. This totally uncharted territory..I am so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806814/

Discussion: Ending Tamoxifen after 5 years!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2023

@ssbionicknee, when was your surgery? Have you talked to your surgeon about your ongoing respiratory issues?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/176220/

Discussion: Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?

Support Group: Lung Health

Posted: Oct 14, 2018

I was just diagnosed with DCIS in right breast intermediate stage. My consultation with surgeon is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976725/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

Holly, first you must have confidence in your surgeon and understand that he must have a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895745/

Discussion: I’m new, concerned, NERVOUS and worried NO Diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

My plastic surgeon went back to match up my breasts - I had an expander put...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968640/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

I had a mastectomy, and the pathologist was on the surgical floor and told my surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925225/

Discussion: Can a pathologist determine during surgery if 0 margin is met?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

This sounds distressing. Can the surgeon really refuse treatment unless you agree to the radiation? Has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891186/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

I'm so glad your wife has you in her corner. I was also hormone positive, HER2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1281697/

Discussion: Treatment plan questions following my wife's recent diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14 12:00pm

Also they have ultra fast breast mri now. Get one. Have your oncologist surgeon request it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111005/

Discussion: Remove lump even though mammo and ultrasound are negative?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

I met with the surgeon at my cancer hospital as i had the biopsy already. She...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978848/

Discussion: Diagnosed IDC with metastasis to lymph node: Who to see first?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

I also had TNBC, but have not had to take Keytruda. However, I had an ordeal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1269928/

Discussion: TNBC Survivors with adrenal insufficiency

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30 9:24am

Wishing you well . I was offered this trial option by my surgeon and was interested...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268483/

Discussion: Has anyone forgone sentinel node biopsies?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 8:55am

@sandyjr Sandy, I can only tell you what my surgeon advised me. I was ready to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208264/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2019

Plastic Surgeon who did diep flap mastectomy told me to use collagen. He and his mom...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/824061/

Discussion: Collagen Supplements for Joint Pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

My surgeon/ breast specialists did not recommend any surgery. The radiologist does recommend a lumpectomy based...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772058/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

Thank you Colleen. Quilting is my therapy these days. My visit with the hand surgeon went...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191240/

Discussion: Can I have hand surgery on same side as radical mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

I was diagnosed on March 1, 2022 and saw breast surgeon on March 2. I later...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783961/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Time till surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

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