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Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to combat breast cancer; in some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. more at Wikipedia
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Mastectomy Reviews
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I'm grateful that I had a mastectomy. I am only 4 weeks this side of surgery. My incision is healing well; so well that I start Chemotherapy early.
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I had bi-lateral even though only one side had cancer. didn't want to play the game again, so opted to get it off. So far so good
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Both my mother and Grandmother have gone through this.
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partical mastectomy only two days old. Not sure yet how it is going.
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easy surgery, sentinal lymph node dissection, no metastes
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Not a shock, as I have been an OR nurse for over 25 years. But it's different when you see yourself as a patient.
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My mother had both of her breasts removed.
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Have decided not to have reconstruction and dont wear the falsies so I have to choose my tops carefully
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Obviously but severe mental hardship
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had double mastectomy and am now disabled due to neve damage from surgery
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Bilat Mastectomy
Hello everyone, I will have my second appointment on the 21st. i am seriously considering a bilat mastectomy in order to control the progression of th... [More] -
considering mastectomy
I have had lumpectomy, surgical margins are clean, but hate the thought of the radiation that will follow. Has anyone opted for mastectomy when it wa... [More] -
bilateral mastectomy
I went through a bilateral mastectomy and don't know how to deal with body image issues. Any suggestion? No reconstructive surgery yet. [More] -
Mastectomy?
Last year my cousin had two kind of breast cancers, so she had a full mastectomy. They took off the nipples to. At the time of surgery, they put in tw... [More] -
Mastectomy?
Has anyone ever had a full mastectomy? How do you feel about yourself now, and were there any complications? [More]
