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Forum: Surgery - Before, During, and After

Surgical options and helpful tips for recovery and side effects.

• Mx: 10 Tips to Get Ready for Your Hospital Stay and Recovery

  1 Posts 57 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jun 22, 2019 06:25AM

  Latest post: Jun 22, 2019 06:25AM by Moderators

• Shopping/packing/to-do list for surgery + recovery....

  1,048 Posts 50,664 Views

  Created by: Panchoandlefty on Feb 7, 2008 10:43AM

  Latest post: May 11, 2019 09:28AM by nanette7fl

• Important Links for Newbies About Surgery

  11 Posts 8,215 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 13, 2011 03:27AM

  Latest post: Oct 20, 2018 04:51PM by HPFULL

• 4 months post bilateral mastectomy

  7 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: Momci on Jul 2, 2019 04:41AM

  Latest post: 9 hours ago by Darnit_DDD

• Lumpectomy Lounge....let's talk!

  27,426 Posts 444,669 Views

  Created by: ToriGirl on Feb 20, 2013 02:35PM

  Latest post: 9 hours ago by CindyNY

• July 2019 Surgery Support Group

  49 Posts 500 Views

  Created by: happyperidot on Jun 21, 2019 11:12PM

  Latest post: 9 hours ago by skv0123

• Sent home with antibiotics after DIEP reconstruction

  11 Posts 94 Views

  Created by: Mavericksmom on Apr 14, 2019 09:34PM

  Latest post: 19 hours ago by Mavericksmom

• Missing Clip

  3 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: ik0106 on Jul 21, 2019 01:22AM

  Latest post: Jul 21, 2019 01:11PM by WC3

• Gallbladder issue found in pre op text be4 BMX

  4 Posts 38 Views

  Created by: Trying2staypositive on Jul 20, 2019 10:28PM

  Latest post: Jul 21, 2019 03:44AM by AliceBastable

• August 2019 surgery support group

  14 Posts 116 Views

  Created by: ucfknights on Jul 7, 2019 10:10AM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2019 12:16PM by Laurencl

• Where to sleep after surgery

  9 Posts 119 Views

  Created by: blue22 on Jul 15, 2019 05:04PM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2019 12:13PM by meeko1452

• Cellulitis

  3 Posts 47 Views

  Created by: PaulaAtlantaGA on Feb 27, 2019 12:04PM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2019 07:14AM by Libber

• June 2019 Surgery Support Group

  194 Posts 1,807 Views

  Created by: Scottiemom11 on May 25, 2019 10:58AM

  Latest post: Jul 18, 2019 10:20PM by 2019whatayear

• Whose choice for Prophylactic Mastectomy, doctor or worman?

  26 Posts 254 Views

  Created by: Mavericksmom on Jul 11, 2019 11:00PM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2019 09:18AM by Mavericksmom

• Will I ever sleep again????

  20 Posts 227 Views

  Created by: hodgepodge on Jun 26, 2019 10:40PM

  Latest post: Jul 13, 2019 01:43AM by CBK

• Itching

  6 Posts 55 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Jul 10, 2019 01:11PM

  Latest post: Jul 12, 2019 10:43AM by robertson120

• January 2017 Surgery Group

  3,411 Posts 34,626 Views

  Created by: BeachBabyK on Dec 16, 2016 03:57AM

  Latest post: Jul 12, 2019 04:42AM by Elem

• oophorectomy weigh-in

  8 Posts 79 Views

  Created by: vampeyes on Jul 10, 2019 08:48PM

  Latest post: Jul 12, 2019 02:58AM by CBK

• How long did you wait for surgery date?

  13 Posts 181 Views

  Created by: happyperidot on Jun 6, 2019 12:06AM

  Latest post: Jul 9, 2019 12:11PM by Tmh0921

• Prophalactic Mastectomy, am I being too extreme?

  13 Posts 205 Views

  Created by: WisconsinMom88 on Jun 27, 2019 02:35AM

  Latest post: Jul 9, 2019 04:47AM by viewfinder

• DIEP- Compression v none

  3 Posts 26 Views

  Created by: Kellyruss on Jul 7, 2019 11:12PM

  Latest post: Jul 8, 2019 12:17AM by Meow13

• Keep or remove the uterus?

  14 Posts 147 Views

  Created by: viewfinder on Jul 5, 2019 08:51AM

  Latest post: Jul 6, 2019 11:11PM by viewfinder

• Adhesive TAPE - help need to find non-allergic

  612 Posts 7,504 Views

  Created by: Trickling on Apr 17, 2011 04:20AM

  Latest post: Jul 6, 2019 10:48AM by MinusTwo

• July 2019 surgery support group

  2 Posts 30 Views

  Created by: 1959Chevy on Jul 5, 2019 03:45AM

  Latest post: Jul 5, 2019 03:23PM by CindyNY

• Lumpectomy with Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)

  1 Posts 8 Views

  Created by: Askmissa on Jul 4, 2019 08:28AM

  Latest post: Jul 4, 2019 08:28AM by Askmissa

• Nipple-Sparing Masectomy with Prepectoral Implants

  4 Posts 51 Views

  Created by: Askmissa on Jul 3, 2019 03:22AM

  Latest post: Jul 3, 2019 08:53AM by OnTarget

• Pain 3 weeks after excisonal biopsy

  3 Posts 13 Views

  Created by: NJgirl2018 on Jul 2, 2019 11:30PM

  Latest post: Jul 3, 2019 02:20AM by happyperidot

• Am I over treating my cancer?

  27 Posts 557 Views

  Created by: Mysoubre on Jun 8, 2019 07:22AM

  Latest post: Jul 3, 2019 01:24AM by Tmh0921

• Mastectomy Sept 2011

  1,705 Posts 21,848 Views

  Created by: MargieC on Aug 2, 2011 04:06AM

  Latest post: Jul 2, 2019 01:18PM by exbrnxgrl

• May 2019 Surgery Support Group

  144 Posts 1,724 Views

  Created by: Christene502 on Apr 11, 2019 06:00AM

  Latest post: Jul 2, 2019 09:17AM by Christene502