Breast Cancer Support Group

Has anyone had sensation-sparing mastectomy with breast reconstruction with Dr Harless or Dr Vijaayasekaran (VJ)? This procedure was pioneered by Dr Peled in San Fransisco...

Hello everyone. I’m here to ask a few things about breast reconstruction after a bilateral mastectomy. I hope you don’t mind that I’m not the...

For those who’ve had reconstruction, how long did you have to wait from your final expansion to your second surgery? I’m having to wait three...

Has anyone decided to not go through with reconstruction after having the expander in and getting 4 injections. I also had 2 surgeries that they...

Anyone have Necrosis after reconstruction after mastechomy ? Please advise.

I'm trying to decide on what to do for reconstruction. I am going to go through proton therapy after my Bi lateral mastectomy and I'm...

11/22 i had a lumpectomy of the left breast. Radiation followed and am presently on Letrozole. The radiated breast remains harder than the right breast...

Hello everyone,For multiple reasons I have decided to have the DIEP procedure done on the left breast. I have researched and consulted with my provider...

My initial, pre-surgery stage is 1a, right breast only. Reading about ILC scares me about recurrence (not to mention initial possibility of more than scans...

I am considering DIEP flap reconstruction and have misgivings about the number of surgeries involved and the unintended side effects, such as too-tight abdominal closure...

I was diagnosed with cancer in my left breast in 2016. I decided to have a double mastectomy and afterward I had reconstruction surgery. My...

I’m going in for a mastectomy (left side) and would like diepflap surgery to reconstruct but the plastic surgeon says it’s not covered under Medicare....

I'm diagnosed IDC stage 2, Er+, Pr- , Her2 Neg.Surgeon wants me to have a single wide excision / partial mastectomy with tissue sparing .My...

Hi All: In 2013 I was diagnosed with BC had bilateral mastectomy and chose Latissimus Flap (LF) reconstruction. Let me start out by saying I...

I had a right mastectomy with implant reconstruction, and also animplant to the left side (no mastectomy) as well, in 2009. I haven'tseen an oncologist...

I had mastectomy on 9/27/2022 with nipple sparring and expanders. I’m currently going thru radiation and will do reconstruction after skin is healed. I don’t...

I had my surgery at Mayo JAX, now I am to have manual breast exams every 6 months. Do I see a GYN, a surgeon...

In Oct 2022 at age 48 I was diagnosed with stage 1 after I felt a small 1 cm lump. After an MRI and 4...

I had a left breast mastectomy and will be having the right done after chemo and radiation. So I have time to decide. My surgeon...

Hi, I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed HER2 triple positive in Feb and started chemo in March. I am having chemo #5...