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Hi @cmshyf Sorry you have to make this decision at all. I had a double at...
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Deciding if I should do bilateral or double mastectomy??
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Jun 25, 2023
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I had a mastectomy and went for the reconstruction for a more balanced body. However, I...
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Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Oct 16, 2022
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Reconstruction didn’t last…..had to have the silicone implants removed after some years. That led to a...
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Anyone had a prophylactic mastectomy for ADH diagnosis?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Jan 18, 2023
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Had reconstruction and revisions after mastectomy. My fat was used to make a new breast. I'm...
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Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Jul 19, 2022
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Hello, I agree, the patient is different in every situation. I start my reconstruction process next...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/735247/
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Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
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Yea, ok. I net got reconstruction because of BII. I had had 2 boob jobs twice...
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Optional double mastectomy over single. What helped you to decide?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Jul 13, 2024
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Having a mastectomy and reconstruction is obviously a highly personal decision, and through this website and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211182/
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Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Jan 14 9:12am
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I didn’t know symmetry was an option, I would have chosen to bid so long to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1018311/
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Feelings on going “flat”.
Support Group:
Breast Cancer
Posted: Feb 19, 2024
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At 79, I was already on Medicare last year when I had my breast reconstruction. Medicare...
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Breast Reconstruction & Medicare
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Breast Cancer
Posted: Apr 22, 2022
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I don't know that this is the place to post this, but Medicare pays for bras...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/837060/
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Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline
Support Group:
Breast Cancer
Posted: Apr 3, 2023
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