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Good luck. Reconstruction was the most difficult thing in the entire process. Just take it easy...
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I developed blood clots in my lungs from my reconstruction surgery so absolutely no tamoxifen for...
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Like some others here, I also did not have reconstruction and just use prostheses when dressing...
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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...
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Breast cancer survivor, now I have MAC and bronchiectasis
Myy name is pink warrior, as I am a 5 year breast cancer survivor. They have been scanning my lungs for two years because of...
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Not going the Allopathic route
Just had lumpectomy and reconstruction for stage 2 HR+ HER2- breast cancer. Oncotype 7 no chemo needed refuse radiation I feel it makes cancer stem...
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Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after breast cancer treatments
Hi from OregonI was diagnosed two weeks before my 33rd birthday in March of 2016.I had left breast mastectomy with axillary lymphnode dissection without reconstruction...
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Sentinel lymph node removal, avoiding lymphedema and vaccinations
Hello! I had a bilateral mastectomy and two lymph nodes removed on each side in January 2023. I didn’t have reconstruction so I’m fully recovered....
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Lupron Injection plus Exemestane
Had stage 1 breast cancer/premenopausal prior to diagnosis. Fast forward, had done bilateral double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. No chemo or radiation recommended. My oncologist...
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Post mastectomy pathology: Waiting is tortuous
Good morning all, This past Wednesday I had a mastectomy with reconstruction and two lymph nodes removed and so far recovery is not as bad...
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What is considered expected follow-up?
I am s/p ILC diagnosis, s/p SMX with immediate DIEP reconstruction 3/28/24. Early stage and no lymph involvement. Strongly ER+/PR+/HER2-. I met with med onc....
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New here with DCIS and gene mutation
Hi! After a lengthy diagnostic workup, I was diagnosed with DCIS. I had a lumpectomy several weeks ago and had planned to follow this with...
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Has anyone encountered Ascites from MBC?
I have just been diagnosed with a mild case of it - been uncomfortable in the abdomen for a couple of weeks with a few...