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Can a pathologist determine during surgery if 0 margin is met?
I have DCIS. Going for my third lumpectomy as I have not gotten a 0 margin. What I want to know is can a pathologist...
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Prepping for Surgery
Ive been diagnosed with Stage O DCIS and I have surgery Tuesday. I'm scheduled for a lumpectomy and oncoplastic (breast reduction and lift on BOTH...
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Has anyone switched BC follow-up from one Mayo location to another?
I had DCIS grade 3, lumpectomy and radiation at Mayo in Rochester, MN July-December of this year. I received extraordinary care and I was in...
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Deciding whether to have diagnostic sentinel lymph node removal
I had DCIS in 2007 and IDC/DCIS in 2018. Both times with lumpectomies/sentinel node removal, radiation, and AI meds. Both times both times sentinel nodes...
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New LCIS: Anyone taking raloxifene?
I am 5th year,after having TNBC, did ACT chemo and radiation. Diag was DCIS, first lumpectomy the margins weren't clear, second surgery got it. No...
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Estrogen Level Change
Happy Monday everyone. I am truly grateful for groups like this. The more I read (which I know sometimes is a bad thing), the more...
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I have been DX with DCIS grade 1 what happens next?
The lumpectomy was done on 4/29/25. Pathology report shows DCIS grade 1. The phone call to tell me this was that I would likely have...
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A 2nd Lymph Node Biopsy after Lumpectomy?
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with DCIS Stage 0 ER+ in May 2024.I just had my lumpectomy on July 11, still bruised but otherwise ok...
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Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?
I’m 10 months out from lumpectomy for DCIS, no lymph nodes involved, and bi-lateral breast reduction and lift. Recovery is good. However, at about 5...
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Post-Surgery follow-up: How frequently did you have follow-up?
Ten months ago I had a lumpectomy, that according to the pathology report removed a 2mm dcis tumor, with 8mm clean margins. At my 6...
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I had L mastectomy in 2003 for DCIS. Negative sentinel nodes. By fluke order had bilateral...
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Even the best surgeons will miss the margin. They’re pretty much cutting blind except for the...
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Choosing the right surgeon who has an expertise in breast cancer and margins will save you...
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I just finished radiation therapy two months ago following a lumpectomy (Nov. '24) with what I...
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1. No idea about twilight 2. They won’t know how much radiation until the pathology report...
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