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Deciding if I should do bilateral or double mastectomy??
I was just diagnosed w/DCIS & IDC in my right breast. Unfortunately the masses are so large that lumpectomy is out of the question. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 4, 2023
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Double mastectomy /Estrogen positive DCIS and increased arthritic pain
April 17 I had the double mastectomy and same day silicone replacements after a lumpectomy with three unclear margins (total area of DCIS was approximately...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 3, 2023
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Bilateral mastectomy and aromatose inhibitors or tamoxifen
I had DCIS in 2007 in the right breast with lumpectomy and radiation. I then had IDC in 2018 in left breast with lumpectomy and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 8, 2020
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Has anyone had Medicare pay for prophylactic mastectomy
I have had bilateral breast cancer and I have the CHEK2 mutation. I have had lumpectomies in both breasts and just found out about the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 6, 2019
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Smelling cancer!
Did anyone smell their cancer before diagnosis? For months I kept smelling a strong ammonia-type smell and would have prickly heat waking me in the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 24 8:31am
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Did cancer come back with sudden rise in 27 29 marker?
Marker elevated after 2 years since lumpectomy. Also had mastectomy 23 years ago. Never heard of this 27 29 marker. Oncologist wants bone and cat...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 12, 2023
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Why No Surgery for MBC?
It seems that it is standard procedure to skip over lumpectomies and mastectomies for MBC and go directly to drugs. I can’t find an explanation...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 30, 2023
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Next Steps: after local recurrence
Interested in experiences of those who have had a local recurrence while on AI? I had a lumpectomy on my mastectomy breast ( did not...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 7 9:53am
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Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline
I'm going to be having a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction and I'd love to hear from others who have gone through this about your recovery...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 27, 2023
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How fast does DCIS spread?
I had ADH 8 years ago so have been on a monitoring schedule of alternating MRI with mammogram every six months. Had MRI the end...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 5 8:00am