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Post surgery help
I'm having surgery in a week and a half - double mastectomy and reconstruction. I've been advised it will be a 6 week recovery period with two weeks of not being able to drive. I'm an immigrant singl...
hellosunshine
2 hours ago
diep
double mastectomy
post-surgery
recovery
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Scared of Magseed procedure
Hi all, so I need to have Magseed inserted in my breast prior to surgery and I am petrified, as I always am with procedures and needless, etc. I just don't cope well with them. I was told it's simi...
MazaDj
1 day ago
biopsy
lumpectomy
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Surgical options
Hi all, I have been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and I have my first meeting with the surgeon on Thursday. I know to expect surgery soon but dont know if this will be lumpectomy or mastec...
RSVP
1 day ago
lumpectomy
mastectomy
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Day 2 Post-Op
I am day 2 post wide local lumpectomy, 2 lesions removed. I can say that I had an overall great experience so I am counting myself very lucky. I thought I would outline my day as it might help other...
KalGal
7 days ago
lumpectomy
pain
post-surgery
surgery
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Another Re-Excision or Mastectomy?
Note: this is all behind me now and I feel great. I had four surgeries in the end, the last being a mastectomy. Recovery was pretty easy and I now have my external prosthesis, and noone would even kn...
swisha
8 days ago
dcis
lumpectomy
mastectomy
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Neck dissection
Hi all, I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer in Oct 2024 involving the left breast, skin and lymph nodes, I was 46. My cancer is hormone positive, progesterone negative and HER2 positive....
Jo2880IBC
9 days ago
inflammatory-breast-cancer
Neck dissection surgery
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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
16 days ago
lumpectomy
post-surgery
surgery
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Double Lumpdectomy or Double Mastectomy????
Hi everyone, First time on here and have been reading such amazing and positive posts. Thank you. I was recently diagnosed with Synchronised Bilateral Early Stage Breast Cancer with Multifocal on t...
AimBar
17 days ago
double mastectomy
lumpectomy
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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
21 days 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
27 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
2 months 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 months ago
lumpectomy
surgery
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