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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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awfull !!! complication after complication
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I chose a bilateral mastectomy even though my cancer was just on one side. The biopsy showed calcifications which is a precursor to cancer and I didn't want to risk it
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well a first very let down, but blessed also life is good and God good plus you got to laugh i want have sagging boos
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i had double mastectomy done a year apart and had no real pain or discomfort from either of them.
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I will be having a mastectomy this week!
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The morning of the 15th, the results of the tests were back, the cancer had not spread.
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A mastectomy was done and 22 lymph nodes removed. No cancer was detected in any of the lymph nodes. I was very fortunate and came out of surgery with very little pain.
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Left mastectomy 3/7/07.Lymphedema in left arm.
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Started with a lumpectomy and then had to have a full mastectomy because the margins were not clear.
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Full mast left side. Hated the drain, but otherwise recovered well. Wear a prosthetic.
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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]
