Breast Cancer
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Has Anyone Experienced Cording After SLB? What Did You Do To Help With Pain? I’m Currently Experiencing It All The Way Down To My Wrist.
Has Anyone Experienced Cording After SLB? What Did You Do To Help With Pain? I’m Currently Experiencing It All The Way Down To My Wrist.
It started about two weeks post-op
I’m 9 Days Out From My Diep Flap And Just Wondering How Some Of Your Recovery’s Went ?
I’m 9 Days Out From My Diep Flap And Just Wondering How Some Of Your Recovery’s Went ?
I’m so frustrated by these drains
Did I Over Do It?
Did I Over Do It?
Three weeks out of surgery tomorrow. I had to go back to the doctor today to get some anabiotic‘s. I have a small travel agent business and I’ve been referring my customers to a friend of mine. Today I had a good customer wanting to re-book a trip she couldn’t take in 2020. So I was on the computer for about 2 1/2 hours. Unfortunately my Mastectomy was on my right side, and now I am a little sore. My doctor didn’t give me any exercise to do at home so basically I haven’t been using that arm. Did… read more
My doctors had me doing exercises the next day after my mastectomy while I was still in the hospital. They had me raising my arm up above my head as far as I could go so that I could keep the… read more
I Am So Tired All The Time Will It Get Better Once Done With Chemo?
I Am So Tired All The Time Will It Get Better Once Done With Chemo?
I asked the same thing when I came here. It does get better! My last chemo was September 9. Slowly but surely my energy is returning. I just had my lumpectomy and axillary dissection on the 6th… read more
Implants Flipped
Implants Flipped
I have some how flipped my implant again, does anyone know a way to prevent this? I know very odd but I am tired of being the odd one. I am the 1 in 8 with breast cancer the 10% with a mutation which is a odd one so 2% of those 10 and now the 5% who flips implants. So tired of being special, just want to be normal and boring.
My Doc Said After My Lumpectomy That The Margins Are Close But Acceptable. Should I Have Another Surgery To Get Better Margins?
My Doc Said After My Lumpectomy That The Margins Are Close But Acceptable. Should I Have Another Surgery To Get Better Margins?
I have stage 2 grade 3 breast cancer with extensive DCIS.
Young Women Diagnosed
Young Women Diagnosed
I have seen all these young women under 40 with this horrible diagnosis but wondering how they are diagnosed? I have a chek2 mutation and my daughters are 33 and 30 and have been told don't need mammogram till 35. Ofcourse my worse fear is one of them having to go thru this .
Double Mastectomy Down Falls?
Double Mastectomy Down Falls?
I need to have a lumpectome but to a double mastectomy i have an implant from 2019 when i had the natural breast removed. The doctor wants me to think about but i get no negative thouths
Raised Incision 1 Week After Surgery Dermabond
Raised Incision 1 Week After Surgery Dermabond
I’ve been looking all over the Internet and haven’t found an answer. I had a Mastectomy on one side six days ago. The site was covered with dermabond. Incision was flat and nice until I woke up this morning and noticed parts of the incision site are raised and red. Should I be concerned? Should I call the doctor? Thank you for your help
