mastectomy
I am wondering if anyone out there has had to deal with chronic chest pain from mastectomy. My mother had a second mastectomy in 2004 and some months later she began to have chronic chest pain. She wa...
Hi all, a question that was asked off me to-day , why did you stop taking
Tamoxifen after your double mastectomy , well dr. said it's not doing any good now . So what are your feelings on this ,...
I don't know how to respond to this question. How would you be cleared by insurance for the mastectomy without seeing an oncologist first? Even if, like some women have done, the mastectomy is to...
my sister just had a double mastectomy - 7 years ago she had cancer in her right breast and underwent a lumpectomy and chemo and radiation - now found cancer in right breast, so she underwent double m...
...ell-made masectomy swimsuit.
There is an Australian swimsuit designer, Irene Berzelli who makes beautiful mastectomy one piece swimsuits. These can be ordered online at www.berzelliswimwear.com.a...
... in terms of pain and recovery time. But how do they remove the lymph nodes? Can they get at them through the mastectomy incision, or do they need to make another incision in the armpit? Does this pro...
Anybody have bilateral mastectomy who is a swimmer?
While I typically don`t get in the water deliberately (except showers!), I`m supposed to take a swimsuit to rowing camp. I`m unenthusiastic ab...
Hi, i was diagnosed with grade 3 DICS,and had my mastectomy and immediate reconstuction on 29th dec 09, my date for chemo is 1st mar 2010. its around after 33 days. Does this much time between surgery...
After mastectomy, chemo and one year of herceptin I had my portacath removed a week ago. It has left massive bruising that almost totally covers the breast area below the incision site. Has anyone e...
A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to
remove cancerous breast cells/tissue.
If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort...
I have lots of nerve damage after mastectomy. What medicines can be perscribed for this? Please give me names of prescriptions so I can ask the doctor about them. My GP doesn't know much about...
I had a mastectomy nine years ago and am having lots of pain in the same side
My mom had a mastectomy and removed all her lymph nods removed in her right arm then she underwent chemotheraphy and radiation now a hard lump has appeared on the radiation area
Hello, I had a double mastectomy at the end of march and was also doing well till I started chemo. Since we have a similar problem, I was wondering if you ever found out if it was due to your chemo? I...
Q- My mother aged 55 had surgery(Mastectomy) on 2nd April 2008 in AIIMS, Delhi. The Histopathology Report is as follows--- Specimen of right modified radical mastectomy measuring 20*12*3cm. On cut s...
had left breast mastectomy and axillary clearance in 2007. Prescribed 6 doses of FEC chemotherapy unfortunately after only one became very ill with infection 3 times. Unable to proceed with chemo. w...
Posted on Thu, Sep. 04, 2003
EXCERPT: ... especially as she was facing another surgery related to her cancer. (It was a reconstruction to get rid of the silicone implant.)
The healing powe...
Posted on Thu, Sep. 04, 2003
EXCERPT: ... especially as she was facing another surgery related to her cancer. (It was a reconstruction to get rid of the silicone implant.)
The healing power of ...
In medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some ...
...ond one, the margins were still not clean. I could have gone with the 3rd biopsy but instead I went with the mastectomy. After the mastectomy I didn`t need radiation or chemo but I`m taking tamoxife...
Catherine, yes, a mastectomy would be the logical choice for any multifocal DCIS, but he said she was going to have a radical mastectomy, which involves the removal of the pectoral muscle. That's...
Hi, My mastectomy and reconstruction were so long ago that it wasn't commonplace (in our area) for the reconstruction to be done at the same time as the mastectomy. Therefore, I waited for a year...
Self-Care for Post-Mastectomy LymphedemaRecommended Use: For the lymphedema patient and/or their loved ones ready to take on, or share, the commitment of ongoing maintenance .
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Would a reconstruction delay chemo or radiation longer than just a mastectomy would?
I don't believe our local system will delay me with waits.
Tomorrow I will be doing the 6th cycle of FEC...
... March 2003. It`s just that I haven`t had back problems before. And I`ve already had some incidents since my mastectomy - a lump on my chest wall - it was a haematoma; a suspicious mark on my mastec...
I had a mastectomy in 1986, and a second in 1996. In 2002, I found a lump under my arm which proved to be a NEW brest cancer due to the surgeon failing to remove enough breast tissue during the 1996 ...
...st to the users of this forum.
There is an Australian swimsuit designer, Irene Berzelli who makes stunning mastectomy one piece swimsuits. These can be ordered online at www.berzelliswimwear.com.a...
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DCIS means noninvasive breast cancer. As long as clear margins are achievable, mastectomy with or without reconstruction is equal to lumpectomy with radiation from a sur...
...ast few weeks i have been experiencing very painfull breasts even the right one which was the side i had the mastectomy and reconstruction. Can anybody tell me if it,s normal to experience this pain....
My mom has had. Radiation done on her right breast after mastectomy and lymph nods removed but now a hard lump appears under her armpit
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