Surgical options and helpful tips for recovery and side effects.
I was just diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and am a bit overwhelmed about the influx of information. For many years, my sisters and I have quipped that if one of us gets “it”, we will go get double mastectomies together. Our mother had it a few times, and she didn’t survive the last bout. When my husband met with…
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…
I had surgery 2 weeks ago (lumpectomy); and just got to meet with my surgeon. One of my margins wasn't clear and she's recommending going back in and doing another surgery. I'm scheduled to start chemo next week, and then radiation. Isn't the whole point of doing chemo and radiation to kill anything that might still be…
I have recently been diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I have a 2.7 cm mass at 12:30 on my right breast. When discussing lumpectomy vs mastectomy with my surgeon she said I may not be able to get by with a lumpectomy because my breasts are too small (I'm probably a large A to small B). Has any one had a lumpectomy…
Hello everyone, I am thankfully six weeks past a delayed TRAM flap surgery, and would be honored to give away these wonderful wedges and body pillows that helped me have a more comfortable recovery. I also have some drain management props that were great. I'm in the NYC area, so the only caveat is you'd need to come pick…
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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…
Confused here. I was told that if you went in for Lumpectomy (dcis) but final surgical pathology shows some invasive then you go back for surgery to examine nodes. But, then someone told me, they evaluate the biopsy before surgery to see if you need nodes evaluated during lumpectomy all at one time. (Which makes sense and…
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