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Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Radiation Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Jul 16, 2007 10:27 am

Anyone have experience with MammoSite balloon?

Thank you LisaAlissa! I am definitely a candidate and have been trying to find out exactly some of the implications of this procedure. While it is small, the skin abrasiveness of the tape may be an issue and since I am now alerted to it, I can take some precautions.

Thank you so much and I will be sure to post my experience here for others to take advantage of.

Posted in: Support & Community Connections + Lesbians with Breast Cancer, Created: Jul 16, 2007 10:20 am

I'm newly diagnosed and confused

Hello all,

I am a black woman (librarian and assistant college professor) who is still married. Just before I moved back East, my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer (very early stages). I came back East to be closer to my sister and my brother (who has prostate, lung, and throat cancer).

I have now been diagnosed with early DCIS, hormone positive (both estrogen and progesterone). I am trying to organize my treatment and seem to be at a complete lost when it comes to dealing with the health care system on the East Coast. It really seems like the doctors have absolutely no clue as to the basic procedures! I do feel confident about his ability and expertise; but totally upset about what I get told to do. I have been told I would be contacted; no one contacts me and I'm told I'm at fault. I guess I'm wondering, with the summer schedules, if I should not just wait until December to have my surgery. It seems like no one has time for me.

FitChik, it looks like I'm going to be all alone too when I go through this (I have opted for a lumpectomy and MammoSite Catheter; then Hormonal therapy). Please tell me what I might want to know.

The hospital is just a walk across a park so I don't have far to go, which is good considering the radiation will be twice a day. But I must admit to being scared and feeling very lonely.

Any words of advice will be appreciated.