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sandramj
9 years agoMember
Radiation after lumpectomy
wondering what's the normal time after lumpectomy does radiation start? I had the small cancer and one node with cancer removed on 1st April. ( one node had changing cells - pre cancer). Oncologist ...
Sister
8 years agoMember
When I had the partial, I got told by the nurses in hospital not to use deodorant so I didn't. When I saw the surgeon 2 weeks later he said that was ridiculous and to use it. So, when I went back for the mastectomy I used it carefully from day 2 (but only rollon). The nurse I spoke to that time was fine with it as long as it wasn't a spray. I know also, that lot's of people use "special" deodorants as they're worried about the aluminium but that was disproven years ago.