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Hi @sirene-thanks so much for sharing! I was curious if not being too nosy why a...
curious if not being too nosy why a mastectomy ... vs a lumpectomy? ... ILC I was encouraged to go for only lumpectomy
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Sep 28, 2023
I had a bilateral mastectomy, because I had 2 tumors in each breast. Only one was...
I had a bilateral mastectomy, because ... my survival rate was the same with lumpectomy ... vs mastectomy…but I preferred to be
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Jun 26, 2023
Hi - Hang in there and so understand where your "are" - I finished my 19...
I also was anxious about lumpectomy ... vs mastectomy but I am now very comfortable ... with lumpectomy decision as the science ... really does say in our cases the mastectomy
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Feb 1, 2023
monical I first had Stage 0 LCIS (Lobular). Had the same biopsy and surgery and two...
tolerate the AI's as well (post mastectomy ... tricky that way, grows in lines often vs ... actually find more cancer cells in your lumpectomy
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Apr 28, 2019
Hey there. Yes. I’m scheduled for bilateral mastectomy in 2 weeks. I had a cluster of...
I’m scheduled for bilateral mastectomy ... failed to obtain the calcifications so lumpectomy ... Lumpectomy removed calcifications (benign ... the risk now, and heal from that, vs
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Feb 2, 2019
@carolyn224, sometimes having choices can be so hard. Asking questions is your best plan forward. Luckily...
have debated the same question about lumpectomy ... vs mastectomy. ... search=mastectomy%20or%20lumpectomy& ... : - What are the pros and cons of lumpectomy ... vs mastectomy?
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: May 5, 2024
Polianad22 hi! So, I had a multi centric IDC with a tumor at 9 o’clock and...
A lumpectomy would have meant a good ... I opted for a unilateral mastectomy ... because the nerves are severed…so weird vs
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
So glad to find a group of women who understand what it's like dealing with a...
Had a lumpectomy and was diagnosed with ... with mammograms for 2 years after the lumpectomy ... heard any pros or cons to getting a lumpectomy ... vs having a mastectomy. ... least risk of reoccurrence with a mastectomy
Support Group: Cancer
Posted: Aug 21, 2022
@colleenyoung Thank you. I had a septal myectomy in 2021 at the Mayo in Rochester. Then...
Had I been told that lumpectomy &#34 ... ;with radiation" is same as mastectomy ... instead of lumpectomy vs. mastectomy ... is same, I might have opted for mastectomy
Reply to all with ADH. Almost five years ago I was diagnosed with ADH and Atypical...
more 'lines' in the breast vs ... I had a biopsy and lumpectomy of the ... Stage 1 cancer and had a bi lateral mastectomy ... I chose a bi lateral mastectomy because ... My physical therapist, post mastectomy
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Aug 10, 2018
Sadly, I joined the ILC statistics on 12/27/23. Since meeting with the oncology surgeon and with...
radiation, I am left exploring double mastectomy ... be in 5-10 years when I might face mastectomy ... Pros for lumpectomy, in my mind, just ... decision (cost of life in my mind vs ... Pros to mastectomy for me include a
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
As I said in my post, my surgeon told me after she consented to another surgery,...
fact, he gave me a choice between a lumpectomy ... or single mastectomy. ... A lumpectomy would have been completely ... How would I have faired with a lumpectomy ... this information (higher than 1 in 7 vs
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Jul 21, 2025
Hi @fashionmom. Sorry you are in the breast cancer club. I had the choice between a...
I had the choice between a lumpectomy ... I was inclined towards a mastectomy ... breast surgeon strongly recommended it vs ... . the lumpectomy. ... When the surgeons did the mastectomy
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Apr 28, 2025