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Breast Cancer

Archives for March 2021

First time here large cancerous mass in breast and lymph nodes
I am female, 72 years old and was recently informed that I have a large fast growing cancerous mass in my breast and medium mass in my lymph nodes which is spreading. I have to have radiation and/or chemo to shrink the tumors. They can't do surgery now due to the size, therefore treatment is now first in line. My question…
Fears about upcoming surgery and breast cancer
Hello everyone, So far I have one breast cancer lump in my left breast at the 3 o clock position under the nipple that will be taken out by lumpectomy surgery on March 15th. I have gone round and round with my surgeon, surgical scheduler, and my treatment team and there are so many things because I believe the doctor will…
Post-surgery camisoles
Hello! I am new to this discussion board and chatroom. I will be undergoing a bilateral mastectomy in about 3 weeks and I'm looking for information about the post-surgery camisoles that I have seen offered on websites that sell prosthesis for breast cancer. I know next to nothing about the camisoles so far, other than the…
Tomotherapy Radiation vs. Pencil Proton Radiation Therapy
I would like to find out feedback regarding radiation treatment for Tomotherapy Radiation vs. Pencil Proton Radiation Therapy? I am deliberating between the 2 radiation treatments. My BC returned after 20 years in the same breast. I need a radiation that is targeted. I live in Los Angeles, and the closest Pencil Proton…
Managing Serious Chronic Illness and Breast Cancer / Reconstruction
Hi, I'm new to this community. Currently undergoing chemo for breast cancer, stage 2b, also in my lymp nodes. I am a mom in my 40s, with 2 great young children. I also have lupus, reflexive sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia, and esophogeal disease among other issues. Up until now my health issues were an everyday part of…
HER 2 + bi-lateral masectomy
I had HER 2 + bc with bi-lat. I had my surgery plus reconstruction May of 2020. I had fat graphting twice, the last one being December 3, 2020. I now have a pain in my back right below my shoulder blade. It's not a muscle pain so I wonder if I should be concerned about it or if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I…
Why you SHOULD NOT go to Sloan Kettering
Heartbreaking lack of care during my treatments, misdiagnoses, and no anesthesia during procedures. The doctor missed 6 of my tumors which were metastatic. He was just going to do a lumpectomy on the two he found and send me home. I "knew" I had more cancer and I had to insist on a breast MRI about a half dozen times…
Could use some advice
Hi everyone. I have IDC in my left breast and will be having a left side mastectomy in a little over two weeks. I really did not want to have a mastectomy. I had surgery in late January that included three lumpectomies (two locations on the left and one location on the right) as well as removal of 8 lymph nodes on the left…

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