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Anyone had a lumpectomy then decide to have mastectomy? DCIS stage 0
I will know more after next mammogram and MRI this fall, but my after surgery mammogram was not clean. I believe I posted earlier that...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 19 1:25pm
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Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS
Receiving mixed messages... articles and doctors saying lumpectomy with radiation is better for me... understood that I needed radiation and tamoxifen either way. My mother...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 13 10:06pm
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Wondering if I'm taking the right path...
Hey everybody. I'll try to keep it short. Just had a 2nd lumpectomy last week. Diagnosed with DCIS last December. Had a rough time deciding...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 23 8:48am
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Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia AND Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Hi all, My first time here. Never did this before. But here goes. I was just diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) Stage 1, less...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 5 8:40pm
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Conflicting surgical opinions? What now?
I had 2 consults this week. One recommended lumpectomy followed by radiation, then AI, and one for mastectomy with AI. One surgeon confident I didn’t...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2022
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What can I expect having a Mastectomy of left breast
After a Lumpectomy, I am now told that I would need a mastectomy, since cancer is pass margins. What can I expect with this procedure...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 12, 2017
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Can someone who’s had a mastectomy share the psychological effects ?
I had DCIS 12 years ago with lumpectomy and radiation. I now have IDC, and my only option is a mastectomy. I’m 72 and have...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 15, 2023
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Stage 2 breast cancer: What treatments decisions did you have to make?
Just thinking how did you all decide between a lumpectomy or a mastectomy? I just don't know. I know I would not like to worry...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 16, 2020
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Can anyone help with post mastectomy pain syndrome?
I had a double mastectomy two years ago, after a lumpectomy 7 years before that, I needed chemo and radiation both times. My first was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: 5 days ago
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Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices
I was diagnosed with ILC in dec2023. I just had a lumpectomy and they removed 3 small tumors grade 1 and 3 lymph nodes. My...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: 2 days ago