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Plastic surgery: Do they ever go back & adjust mismatched breasts?
I don’t know what I can ask for or expect from the plastic surgeon at a comprehensive cancer center. I wasn’t sure if I should...
New member: stopping AI is a greater risk of reoccurrence?
I am 76 and was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 31st. My cancer was found in a backwards way. I had a clear mammogram...
Double Mastectomy-Considering DIEP flap~Timing and Recovery Questions
I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) ER+, Nuclear grade 3 in my left breast. My local physician was so nonchalant about the...
Bilateral breast cancer w sentinel node removal: Lymphedema prevention
The first time I had breast cancer...DCIS with 2 nodes removed...I was instructed to NEVER have BP, blood draws or shots in the affected arm...
Breast skin texture change (orange peel-like) after lumpectomy?
Hello Everyone, This is difficult for me as I'm kind of shy, and find it hard to keep up with a forum, please forgive me?...
Life after oncoplastic lumpectomy: dealing with fear of recurrence
Dx. DCIS 2/2022. Had oncoplastic lumpectomy/8 wks of radiation. I have the PALB2 gene mutation... which increases my chance of breast /Overian /Pancreatic cancer.Not doing...
BP, IVs and blood draws after bilateral breast cancer w/node removal
I have had bilateral breast cancer with lumpectomy (both breasts) and lymph nodes removed on both sides. My tumor markers have risen...10 points over 4...
How can this be?
I was diagnosed with DCIS, Stage 0, ER/PR+, dense breasts - was told “treatable/curable”. Had 2 biopsies, an ultrasound and an MRI prior to surgery....
Recent breast MRI shows an enhancing mass in upper inner left breast
The enhancing mass appears to be a small irregular mass with angular margins at 9 o’clock. Internal echo texture is hypoechoic. No abnormal lymph nodes...
Macrometastasis and Age at Diagnosis
Hi, I'm a new poster here. I've been lurking for almost 2 years now and have garnered a wealth of information from many of you...
birad 3 again?
I'll try to be as brief as possible - anyway June of 2023 i was referred by my family doctor for a mammogram and ultrasound...
Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!
A friend of mine has had breast cancer twice...DCIS and IDC....both breasts....as I have. She told me that she had suggested mastectomy to her surgeon...
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