Surgical options and helpful tips for recovery and side effects.
Hello, I'm new here. I am struggling with a surgery decision. I am scheduled for a double mastectomy next week. I've had a lumpectomy (April) and a re-excision (May). I just finished chemo a little over a month ago (TC x 4). First oncologist wanted ACT x 9, but Stanford tumor board said TC x 4. I was diagnosed in late…
Hi, I am new to the forum, so I apologize if the question has been asked and answered in the past. I had a double mastectomy 7 weeks ago (no recon) and the second week after it I started experiencing a strange kind of pain in the upper chest area and armpits. It feels like a bad sunburn being rubbed over with sandpaper. It…
Hi. I was diagnosed last week with DCIS and I am feeling pretty overwhelmed. I need a mastectomy and I am considering an asthetic flat closure. Does anyone have any experience with a good Kaiser surgeon & plastic surgeon? I’m in the SF Bay Area so I can travel to any nearby Kaiser. I just don’t know which Kaiser has the…
The Mastectomy I Always Wanted Sep 13, 2024 Erica Neubert Campbell discusses her memoir about her breast cancer diagnosis, double mastectomy, and reconstruction. While preparing for breast cancer surgery and reconstruction, Erica Neubert Campbell was understandably scared and anxious. She also had no idea what her…
Hi! I'm curious about the best ways people have found to care for their incision scars. I'm three weeks out from my lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy. My physical therapist suggested Vitamin E or coconut oil and gentle self-massage. I did a quick/limited search online and found several studies that determined that…
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I didn't have a good experience with my Savi Scout placement. Had I known what was involved, I would have gone to the facility that did both of my biopsies. It seemed the facility I was at was very new at doing these as some of the equipment - was still wrapped in plastic. Had it not been the Friday before my surgery I…
Looking for others preparing for surgery this September 2024.
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