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A MUST READ IF FACING MASTECTOMY EARLY BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS DCIS LCIS
I am writing this letter in the hope that the following story will help anyone facing a mastectomy or an early diagnosis of breast cancer. Women are being diagnosed with breast cancer every day a...
Jeniren
17 days ago
lumpectomy
mastectomy
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19Comments
My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
I had my lumpectomy in June 2017 and lymph nodes in right arm removed in July. Chemo stopped at Xmas and rad in March. Now I am just on Herceptin until Oct. I have been noticing changes over the past...
viking1
2 months ago
lumpectomy
lymph-nodes
side-effects
274Views
0likes
17Comments
Nerve pain with expander
Hi there, I had a mastectomy 3 weeks ago now and had my first saline fill last week, since then I have had terrible pain where my nipple should be like someone is squeezing it tightly. Has anyone else...
Perks
2 months ago
breast-pain
expanders
mastectomy
post-surgery
211Views
0likes
7Comments
Post mastectomy swelling or seroma?
How did you guys tell the difference between post surgery swelling & seroma? I’m 3 weeks post mastectomy and have swelling well beneath my incision, it kind of looks like my boob is trying to grow ...
khill72
3 months ago
mastectomy
seroma
108Views
0likes
2Comments
One is BIGGER than the other!
Hi I had an early diagnosis and lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and follow up treatment of right breast in 2003 (aged 45 years). As I've aged, my treated breast is shrinking and shrinking and shrinking ...
Oski
4 months ago
breast-surgery
post-surgery
Reconstruction
302Views
0likes
8Comments
Experience with suction/negative pressure dressings
So last Thursday I had a bilateral "Goldilocks" mastectomy - it's Tuesday now, so today is the fifth day post-op. I had three nights in hospital and was discharged on Sunday, and every day has fe...
terrianne
4 months ago
mastectomy
recovery
surgery
102Views
0likes
16Comments
Mastectomy /post surgery pillow
Hi all, I have a brand new mastectomy pillow that I found really helpful that is basically as new. I would be really happy to post it to anyone that is about to have surgery at no cost. I ...
joannag
5 months ago
mastectomy
Reconstruction
surgery
102Views
0likes
6Comments
Stiffness under arm after lumpectomy
Hi everyone I just had lumpectomy on Tuesday. Doing quite well. Minimal bruising on breast. I need advice please - I've been given exercises to do from breast nurses but have stiffness under my arm. ...
Erika888
5 months ago
lumpectomy
101Views
0likes
5Comments
Scar Management for anyone finding them taking a long time to heal, red, bumpy, itchy...
Hey All, I just wanted to say in the past I haven't really worried about my scars from surgeries, however since doing my Diep Flap recon in February and subsequent revision surgery in July, I had m...
melclarity
5 months ago
mastectomy
Reconstruction
surgery
1.5KViews
1like
40Comments
Masectomy
Hi I've had a recent occurrence of DCIS and have decided to have a double mastectomy.Im seeing a surgeon in a couple of weeks to see if he will perform this surgery. I was wondering if anyone could gi...
Chance
6 months ago
dcis
double-mastectomy
mastectomy
161Views
0likes
9Comments
Triple negative breast cancer
I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer last year and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. My cancer was PALB2 positive and I had a oophorectomy 6 weeks ago to reduce risk of ovarian can...
Cococat68
6 months ago
oophorectomy
PALB2
triple-negative-breast-cancer
85Views
0likes
1Comment
Decision
I have been diagnosed a second time the first was DCIS 3.5yrs ago, had a lumpectomy without radiation or chemo. Cancer has now returned in the milk duct 2mm. I am having surgery soon was given choice ...
Aries
6 months ago
dcis
lumpectomy
mastectomy
124Views
0likes
1Comment
Flat or DIEP Flap - doing my head in
I've looked online, and spoken with friends and others who've been through it, but my indecision is doing my head in. The time between available surgeon consultations is really dragging this out and g...
Miriam17au
8 months ago
breast-reconstruction
diep
staying-flat
surgery
61Views
0likes
4Comments
Lymph Node removal and lack of arm movement
Hi everyone - first post on here:) Quick question re lymph node removal, I had surgery 4 weeks ago, lumpectomy and lymph node surgery (8 nodes removed, 3 cancerous), I went back for breast re entry su...
Janeo70
8 months ago
lymph-nodes
163Views
0likes
12Comments
Chemo almost done...next is surgery. Hair growth questions.
Hi all, it's been a little while, hope you all doing well and this year brings you all good health and happiness. I am almost done with my chemo (AC and 12 weeks paclitaxel, 4 perjeta and another o...
Cheri
9 months ago
chemotherapy
hairloss
her2
surgery
451Views
1like
13Comments
DIEP fails in surgery
Hi everyone, just wondering if any one went in for a Double DIEP surgery and because there were complications had to have a double TRAM instead? My surgeon is saying if I start with a DIEP I have to ...
Wishful
10 months ago
breast-reconstruction
surgery
151Views
0likes
3Comments
Processing the journey
Moderator moved @Tania_G post from activity section to 'General Discussion' section: Hi everyone, Was diagnosed back in July 2023 stage 3 HER2+ breast cancer. Have done two rounds of chemo. Had...
Mez_BCNA
2 years ago
chemotherapy
her2
radiotherapy
support
surgery
111Views
0likes
3Comments
DMX or Lumpectomy
I was diagnosed in September 2023 as Hormone negative HER2 +. My first thoughts were DMX & get rid of it, surgeon said "no I needed chemo first" which caused my first & only meltdown pretty much all ...
Julz67
2 years ago
double-mastectomy
her2
lumpectomy
mastectomy
161Views
0likes
5Comments
Hardening of breast
Hi everyone , I had removal of breast cancer in 2022 on left breast including 4 weeks of radiation.today I had a check up I have had a hard spot on the lower right since the surgery it hasn't...
Sharontrains
2 years ago
side-effects
surgery
131Views
0likes
3Comments
Ongoing issue
Hello ladies first time posting. I was diagnosed with triple neg breast cancer last year and had to have a mastectomy before I started chemo. I seem to get every side effect in the book, and because ...
nishali
2 years ago
mastectomy
92Views
0likes
2Comments

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A MUST READ IF FACING MASTECTOMY EARLY BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS DCIS LCIS

My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?

Nerve pain with expander

Post mastectomy swelling or seroma?

One is BIGGER than the other!

Experience with suction/negative pressure dressings

Mastectomy /post surgery pillow

Stiffness under arm after lumpectomy

Scar Management for anyone finding them taking a long time to heal, red, bumpy, itchy...

Masectomy

Triple negative breast cancer

Decision

Flat or DIEP Flap - doing my head in

Lymph Node removal and lack of arm movement

Chemo almost done...next is surgery. Hair growth questions.

DIEP fails in surgery

Processing the journey

DMX or Lumpectomy

Hardening of breast

Ongoing issue

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