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harleyamazon Arlee, Montana
I am 39 years old, and was diagnosed on 8/26/09 with invasive ductal carcenoma breast cancer. I... More
i am an American living in Israel. I teach English and have 3 children and an "Ok"... More
maryclaire California
I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma in mid July and had a bilateral mastectomy on Aug... More
My name is Kara Herron. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August of 2008. I have been... More
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Earlier this year I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductile Breast Cancer. Since May I have had a... More

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Considering Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy? by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is a procedure where a breast cancer patient... cancer patients in one hospital opted for contralateral prophylactive mastectomy in 2006...
Right Mastectomy Without Plastic Surgery by Dr. John D. Medical DoctorHealth Maven After mastectomy breast reconstruction can be challenging. Then again the alternative is here for you to see. This woman has a mastectomy defect of her right breast and her left breast had had a cosmetic...
the ethics of prophylactic mastectomy by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven of prophylactic mastectomy for women at increased risk of breast cancer. It's mentioned only in passing in this article ("Total mastectomy with reconstruction is becoming an increasingly popular choice, among women...
House approves mastectomy bill by Katherine B. Patient Expert if a patient requires hospitalization after a mastectomy, lumpectomy or lymph node dissection. Under the bill... for a patient who has a mastectomy or lumpectomy and to less than 24 hours for a patient who has a lymph node...
Choosing Between Lumpectomy and Mastectomy by Michael A. Zadeh Medical DoctorHealth MavenFacebook  breast-conserving surgery such as a lumpectomy or a mastectomy which removes the entire breast tissue. The main advantage...-conserving surgery may not need radiation, while a small percentage of women who undergo mastectomy will still need...
Reader Question – After Mastectomy, Alloderm, Expanders – Wounds Won’t Heal – Picture Alert by Dr. John D. Medical DoctorHealth Maven Dear Dr. I had a double mastectomy in mid December. I had tissue expanders and alloderm.... Do you have any thoughts that might help! Please I am so afraid. Thank you so much. After mastectomy breast...
36-Year-Old Christina Applegate - Double Mastectomy by Jennifer Bunker Patient Expert I thought that this article about Christina Applegate was interesting. ( Article on MSNBC ). After her diagnosis with Breast Cancer, she decided to have a double mastectomy after also learning that she tested...
98% Of Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again, Study Says by Dr. C Medical DoctorHealth Maven Satisfaction Rate 94% - 100% Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy... of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In addition, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy was as safe as or...
Wear Ease: Post-Mastectomy Lingerie by Amanda Patient Expert Wear Ease is a woman owned, company that creates lingerie and intimates for when some of us need them the most. For example the compression bra which you see to the left is described as “a gentle and soft post-operative bra
Is skin-sparing mastectomy dangerous? by Dave W Healthy Living Professional how to get the balance into perspective with specific regard to a procedure termed skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM). If you have immediate or delayed breast reconstruction following a conventional mastectomy it will often result...

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Introduction ... our consent. The best option for you may be a mastectomy. A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast, and ... » Read on
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I changed my mind. I want the extenders out
Had a mastectomy 27 years ago...no reconstruction.  Another mastectomy a month ago and got extenders in for recontruction.  Got an infection and had to take out one extender.  Now I read that breast inplants don't last forever, maybe 10 years.  I am 67 now so I am setting myself up for surgery in my late...crap

Stuffing My Bra with My Brother's Sock: After My Mastectomy at Age 27
      So it has been a few weeks since my mastectomy and I'm starting to feel a little... because I haven't bought one of those mastectomy bras yet. I started looking for things... that come with cancer as well as a mastectomy, I'm sure you guys will agree that your perspective on life changes...crap

The results came back from my mastectomy and here are the findings
Simple mastectomy findings? I had a simple mastectomy on the 7th of August and the results came back as colloid(mucinous) and pagets disease of the nipple. Although there was no node involvement and my ER as well as my PR are negative I am diganosed and HER2/neu:Postive for overexpression. I am staged...crap

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Is a mastectomy alot less painful if you are not having reconstruction? shemacrap

radiation after mastectomy
I would like to know if it is absolutely necessary to have radiation after a mastectomy. becky05crap

I had a partial mastectomy and when I got my pathology report back the margins were not clear . Sho
Should I consider having a mastectomy or should I let them go back in and clear the margins again? maureencrap

Will a breast expander set off the metal detector at the airport? My wife and I are taking a trip
My wife had a simple mastectomy last month and we are planning a vacation.  She is concerned that her expander will set off the metal detector. Concerned Husbandcrap

Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: Only You Can Choose
is clear: the tumor is too big for a lumpectomy, so you have a mastectomy. Or you’ve got a very small DCIS... mastectomy? Wait a minute–what do you mean, ME make a decision? Won’t my doctor tell me what to do..., and it comes back? What if I have a mastectomy, and it never would have come back? What should I do? First...crap

Outrageous insurance company position regarding claim for double mastectomy
My insurance company (Oxford) decided that the max. amount allocated for my double mastectomy is $ 662.00 . Since I went out of network, they would in turn pay 70% of $ 662.00. I appealed this decision with a letter from my surgeon explaining in great detail the procedure performed. The appeal...crap