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Forum: Surgery - Before, During, and After

Surgical options and helpful tips for recovery and side effects.

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

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• Hormone status different after surgery?

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  Created by: Dancemom on Jan 8, 2022 10:16AM

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• Shoulder Pain - scapular winging after SLN biopsy

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• December 2021 Surgeries

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• Radiation after DMX

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• Pathology after surgery. Help!!

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• November 2021 Surgeries

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• Arm numbness after lymph node removal

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• Fluid discharge after surgery

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• Lumpectomy Lounge....let's talk!

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• How much Follow-Up going Forward after Lumpectomy?

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• Adhesive TAPE - help need to find non-allergic

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• Anyone had add’l surgery after mastectomy to clean up margins?

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• Lumpectomy +ve experience (No lymph nodes)

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• Lumpectomy with oncoplasty (bilateral reduction mammaplasty)

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• Path Lab report 0 (zero) cancer

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