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Hello Anjalima. My surgeon told me that if she finds a positive sentinel node, then she...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/755442/

Discussion: Expectations for Sentinel Node Injection

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2022

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I, too, was happy with how the expander looked when I came home from the hospital....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746069/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

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Yes, I am. I have an expander and my surgeon filled it with saline to make...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720356/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2022

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It was suggested that I have a simple mastectomy after my diagnosis. I was a 32A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093138/

Discussion: Too slim to have reconstruction after a partial mastectomy: Options?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

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I also had ADH. My surgeon said it’s high risk benign. So I also had lumpectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796100/

Discussion: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH) and taking an AI like Anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 13, 2023

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@genetteg23 my surgeon was wrong on so many levels, and because I retained my personal injury...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1402830/

Discussion: Severe complications, following bilateral mastectomy/tissue expander

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2025

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@gailmarienewton hope it all went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery. This is a great book...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514801/

Discussion: Thank you for your helpful tips to help me prepare for surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 6:38am

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Could I ask if they said why they recommended an MRI? I did raise having MRI’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071274/

Discussion: Question on DCIS outcome

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2024

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@polianad22 Have a full discussion with the surgeon on mastectomy. Even with mastectomy, they cannot remomve...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760730/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

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I have the constant lower back pain mentioned below too. Anastrozole gave me a "trigger finger"...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165807/

Discussion: Letrozole joints, bone loss, low platelets, high cholesterol

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2024

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