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Getting ready for surgery? Join us on Zoom.
Our professionally facilitated In Treatment Zoom meetups are a great space to meet others going through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or reconstruction to talk face-to-face and get support while going through active treatment. You'll pick up great tips from others who've been there, gain immeasurable support, and learn…
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Making Surgery Decisions? Start Here.
For information on all types of breast cancer surgery, see the main Breastcancer.org site's pages on: Surgery, including info on what to expect with any surgery Lumpectomy, featuring info on what it is, risks and what to expectMastectomy, with what to expect, risks, and questions to askLumpectomy vs. Mastectomy, for help…
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fat necrosis
I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in December. I had lumpectomy in January and started radiation 8 weeks later. During radiation i felt like I did pretty good besides the sunburn like feeling and look. I felt i was recovering good. Now in the last couple of months i been in really bad pain. It feels sore under my…
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Spring surgeries
wondering if there are any other April or May surgeries? Just recovering from my late April mastectomy.
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Pathology report - better, worse or as expected?
Hi everyone, I have a date for my surgery in July (eep!) and I was wondering how final pathology went for you all compared to what you knew/believed about diagnosis at the point of surgery, ie was your report: ⬇️ Less favourable (more lymph nodes positive, larger tumour, more tumours, etc than you initially believed) ↔️…
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Flying after surgery
Hello friends, I am flying to MD Anderson in Houston in a few days for a double mastectomy (without reconstruction) and I had a few questions about post operative recovery. * How long do you think I will need before I am able to to handle a 3 hour flight? Our surgeon said the next day, but that seems way too soon for me. I…
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January 2023 Surgery Buddies?
Hi! My double mastectomy is scheduled for January 4th, 2023. Anyone else have a surgery scheduled in January? Maybe we can support each other! Christina
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Exercise recommendations day 1+ after Sentinel node lumpectomy x2 surgeries
Not quite 24 hour post surgery including 2 lumpectomies and sentinel node. (All left breast) Unfortunately it is Memorial Day Weekend, so hard to get a hold of my surgeon. I am looking for information some of you were told about what kind of exercise, movement, range of motion etc. are allowed/recommended starting Day 1…
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Bruising & hard lump 4 months after lumpectomy
I had a lumpectomy on Jan 26 on my left breast for a small 1.1cm tumor (IDC). Margins were clear, 0/2 SLN. I had IORT and just completed 4 rounds of TC. Unfortunately, my left breast is *still* bruised and the area where the lumpectomy was is hard in that upper inner quandrant. I had a hematoma develop about 4 weeks after…
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Is a darkening areola after lumpectomy normal?
Hello, coming to you all once again as you've given stellar comforting advice in the past. I'm two and a half weeks out from my lumpectomy, outer right upper quandrent close to the armpit. My doctor called it a deep lumpectomy and I'm thinking she went deep to assure clear margins. However my areola is dark and turning…
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Issues years later
I wanted to ask and see if anyone else might have had this issue. I am status post surgery with reconstruction a little over 3 1/2 years. I had a double mastectomy with reconstruction using implants (silicone). The tumor was in my chest wall, so my plastic surgeon took rib muscle from both sides and made a platform on my…
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Exercise to prepare for surgery
I would like to start a thread, if anyone is interested, to record our efforts to exercise in order to prepare for surgery. I was inspired by a report online of a young woman who exercised a lot to prepare for her surgery. "I wasn’t thinking about the surgery or worrying about the surgery—I was focused on getting my body…
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What to expect after Mastectomy/reconstruction
I'm scheduled for Mastectomy/reconstruction Monday, May 15th. I'm getting more and more nervous as the day gets closer. I have been told TRex arms for the first few weeks and not to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk. MY PS has a whole list of do's and dont's along with a list of medicines and when and how to take…
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Tips for Bilateral Mastectomy with Immediate Tissue Expander
My Breast Cancer Journey from the perspective of a physician/patient/wife/mom of 3 boys and 1 pup: Dec 2022- First screening mammogram (Age 45, no risk factors) found over a 5 cm area of microcalcifications of left breast near nipple, which then led to 4 additional mammograms and ultrasound biopsy. Biopsy showed DCIS, high…
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After mastectomy problem.
Hi My mother has triple negative breast cancer,stage 1,tumor grade 2, no lympnode are affected . After the doctor said it was cancer, the operation was done. The type of operation was mastectomy. It has been 44 days since the operation but the seroma is still not closing. Now what can be done in this situation? What could…
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Mastectomy recovery
Hi All, I had a unilateral mastectomy with no reconstruction 6 days ago. The incision itself doesn’t have much pain but I feel a great amount of discomfort and small amounts of pain where the drain is under my skin- particularly under my armpit where there is some extra skin for a delayed reconstruction. Has anyone else…
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PT for Lymphedema?
Hi! Has anyone else been sent to PT to stave off lymphedema after having lymph nodes removed? My surgery was a month ago and I have no symptoms. I just don’t want to waste more time and money if I don’t need to. Thank you for any insight!
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Considerations: Lumpectomy w/Rads vs. UMX vs. BMX
Years ago I put together a list of considerations for someone who was making the surgical choice between a lumpectomy, mastectomy and bilateral mastectomy. Over time I continued to refine the list and add to it, thanks to great input from many others. Over the years I have posted this many times, and although I don't spend…
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Anyone here got 3/3 positive nodes ?
got my path report after double mastectomy 10 days ago. initial diagnosis was widespread DCIS. Now 3 out 3 sentinel nodes are positive. anyone out there with this twist? i was not expecting this. i just feel so sad and helpless. Still waiting on a call from the surgeon.
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Sentinal node biopsy question
Hello, Had my lumpectomy yesterday with Sentinal Node Biopsy. Post op my surgeon said she removed three nodes. When I asked, "Why three" She replied, "Because three lit up." Then she was gone before I could ask a follow up, unto the next surgery. Is lighting up a bad thing? Or do they usually remove three? Nothing like a…
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More Than 8 Weeks Between Diagnosis & Surgery Affects Survival
More Than Eight Weeks Between Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery Affects Survival Mar 2, 2023 If more than eight weeks passes between early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and surgery, survival is worse. Read more...
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What can I expect post-lumpectomy?
Hello, My lumpectomy is finally happening next week and I'm not sure what to expect as far as the healing/post surgery journey. (So far diagnosis is Grade 1a, 8mm tumor) I was thinking of planning a trip (flying overseas) after my two week check up. Is this unreasonable? How soon after the lumpectomy do they typically want…
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Research News: Some Women With Multiple Tumors in Same Breast Can Have Lumpectomy
Some Women With Multiple Tumors in Same Breast Can Have Lumpectomy April 18, 2023 Lumpectomy plus radiation may be appropriate for certain women diagnosed with up to three early-stage breast cancer tumors in the same breast. Read more…
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New Here - Feb 2023 surgery, anyone?
Hi All, This is my first post. I was diagnosed with IDC on 12/21. I learned on 1/10 that it's triple positive and that I need a mastectomy followed by chemo as well as HER2 treatment. (Sorry, I don't have all the lingo down yet, so I may not have phrased all of this correctly.) My surgery is scheduled for 2/2 - 16 days…
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Post treatment questions
So, in 2019 i was diagnosed with IDC stage 1 grade 1 1cm...lumpectomy, radiation arimidex.... in 2008 I had a mammogram that showed calcifications...I had a biopsy....pathology said targeted calcifications, lesion is suspicious for dcis...then final diagnosis said FEA with asscociated calcs...with a note that said FAE…
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Round soft lumps appearing 1 year post DMX/Reconstruction
hi, I’m wondering if anyone has encountered oil cysts after recon and fat grafting.I had a DBX with immediate reconstruction (implants) a year ago and 6 months later revisional surgery and fat grafting.I discovered a soft lump under my arm post surgery and went to my surgical oncologist and had an ultrasound and they…
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Lumpectomy Lounge....let's talk!
WELCOME TO THE LUMPECTOMY LOUNGE! I've searched and searched BC.org and couldn't find a specific post just for those of us who have had lumpectomies (unless there was one and it got buried). So, I thought that it was about time that we had our own place that we can come to...where we can discuss, ask questions, tell…
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Rads + Lx Doesnt Improve Overall Survival forCertain Older Women
Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn't Improve Overall Survival for Certain Older Women Feb 21, 2023 For women ages 65 and older diagnosed with small, early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, radiation after lumpectomy didn't improve overall survival. Read more...
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Help for edema post double mastectomy
Bonjour from France and OUF! This gets old really quickly, doesn't it? I'm 11 days post-op after both breasts were removed (sentinel nodes only removed on the right side as the tumours on the left remained in situ) and muscle expanders were placed under my pectoral muscles for the future reconstruction. I'm having a lot of…
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Pathology
Can someone explain this to me in layman’s terms??? I know they got good clean margins and found nothing in my lymph nodes when I had my DMX. And I had chemo before surgery. It has been a while since surgery I was just reading this and trying to understand Does this mean no viable tumor was left even though there was tumor…
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Post Lumpectomy Breast Changes
Has anyone experienced any changes in breast appearance post Lumpectomy. Like darkening of nipple and peau d'orange appearance? Is it normal and expected?
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Unexpected removal of lymph nodes during BMX?
After a lumpectomy where i failed to get clean margins, I opted for a BMX. Because of existing neuropathy in one of my hands and arms, it was discussed and agreed upon with my surgeon, that I would not have lymph nodes removed. I just received my pathology and see that I had 4 lymph nodes removed on the non-cancerous…