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Another Re-Excision or Mastectomy?
Well, here I go again. I was diagnosed with DCIS in December. It has been a long path, but I eventually had a double lumpectomy on my right breast on 26 March 2026. A week later I was told that ...
swisha
4 hours ago
dcis
lumpectomy
mastectomy
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Surgery tomorrow - what to expect.
My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow and I don’t know what to expect. I’m a tad neuro-spicy and I get really, really anxious if I don’t know what’s happening. I’m having a lumpectomy and I’d rea...
SYLV1E
4 hours ago
lumpectomy
post-surgery
surgery
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Take 3
Today, I found that my second surgery, a lumpectomy revision had revealed further IDC and multiple DCIS , none of which showed up in scans, or were too small to show. I initially was checked 2 years ...
Meurig
1 day ago
More surgery
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surgery question
I have no idea what to expect with surgery next week - and I’m quite anxious about the drains that I keep hearing about 🥹 does everyone get drains and how long for?
Ann58
7 days ago
post-surgery
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surgery postponed
The surgery was supposed to be next Wednesday 12th It has been postponed to 26th. 2 weeks later 😩 I’m going through the public system & apparently there are no beds. My stress levels are through t...
Ann58
22 days ago
anxiety
surgery
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Inquiry
Had left hand side mastectomy with sentinel lymph biopsy 3 weeks ago and results showed 4mm on the node and dcis 19mm and invasive ca 22mm found hence surgeon suggested axillary clearance which i...
neo90
24 days ago
biopsy
lymph nodes
mastectomy
sleep
surgery
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First surgery coming up
Hi, I have a lumpectomy and removal of lymph nodes coming up. I have been given lots of information about the surgery itself, but they haven’t said anything to me yet about managing afterwards ie wha...
JacquiS
1 month ago
lumpectomy
lymph nodes
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Bilateral mastectomy + SLNB + TAD
Hi everyone, I'm having a bilateral mastectomy in two weeks, and while I've been getting information from my medical team, I know there's so much that only people who've been through it can share. ...
boysmum
1 month ago
double mastectomy
lymph nodes
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Another surgery 😞
Hi all, I’m facing my 3rd surgery in less than 6 months. Margins were out by less than 2mm either side. To say I’m pissed is an understatement! But can’t risk leaving it. I was wondering if anyone h...
Annabannana
1 month ago
surgery
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A-cup surgery options
I have very small breasts and I do a lot of running. My surgeon says she can easily do a silicon implant reconstruction for my unilateral mastectomy, but she didn’t have a sample of an implant that w...
Roz11
2 months ago
exercise
flat closure
mastectomy
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Mastectomy drain bag belt
I am having a double total mastectomy soon and was wondering if anyone has purchased a drain belt and if so where did you purchase it and was it useful. Thanks.
Bees
2 months ago
double mastectomy
flat closure
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Infection near incision site - anyone else?
Hi, I had a lumpectomy almost a month ago and today I noticed a wound site on my breast about 2 or 3 cm from the incision near my nipple. it appears to maybe be an infection and had to happen on a ...
MintyChicken
2 months ago
ilc
infection
lumpectomy
post surgery
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Recovery after SMX
Hi everyone, I am having a SMX, direct to implant in a fortnights time. Has anyone had this and can let me know what recovery was like? I am thinking of hiring a recliner chair to help with sleeping...
Penonce
2 months ago
mastectomy
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Anyone moved breast care teams?
I'm currently being treated at a public hospital in Melbourne and will receive my lumpectomy results tomorrow. If the margins are clear, I plan to request a DCISionRT test, as I'm hoping to avoid rad...
yoda
2 months ago
lumpectomy
surgery
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Post surgery pathology
Hi there, I had a double mastectomy last week following a cancer diagnosis in April. I had sentinel lymph nodes removed as part of the surgery and am assuming the lymph node testing will infom th...
AnnaS
2 months ago
double mastectomy
lymph nodes
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Struggling to make surgery/reconstruction decision
Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with high grade DCIS with an MRI showing a potential small spot of invasive cancer in my right breast. I have to have a mastectomy and I am booked in for surgery ne...
Jamie350
2 months ago
diep
double mastectomy
mastectomy
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Lipofilling - tips for preparation and recovery please.
Hi everyone. Back in 2024, I was diagnosed with DCIS and subsequently had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I'm now booked for my first round of lipofilling/fat-grafting at the end of July. The thigh...
CozyCat
3 months ago
fat-grafting
lipofilling
lumpectomy
pain
post-surgery
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Will I be ok?
Will I be ok if I get a single mastectomy? I dont think emotionally I will cope. But I know i have to cope. Due to radiation I believe they dont do a reconstruction immediately. Im big breasted a...
kitkat5
3 months ago
mastectomy
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Mentally preparing for mastectomy
Hi everyone, I have just finished chemo and am having a single skin sparing mastectomy, with temporising implant, in June. Any handy hints on getting oneself mentally prepared? I am anxious, scared...
Penonce
3 months ago
mastectomy
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D4 post lumpectomy itching
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with ILC R) breast hormone +ve, HER2-ve at the start of April. I'm D4 post op lumpectomy and sentinel node bx. I have a follow up appointment next Monday. Pain has been...
Applevic
3 months ago
ilc
itching
lumpectomy
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