Forum: Profiles In Courage
09-22-2012, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 30,937
Re: I just found out I have breast cancer
I had a drain for lumpectomy and it was no big deal. Nurses checked and cleaned it regularly, and it comes out when drainage slows.
Re lymphedema, I had lymph nodes out, and it is a risk. I bought a...
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Forum: Profiles In Courage
09-20-2012, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 30,937
Re: I just found out I have breast cancer
I didn't have a mastectomy, so I can't speak from experience. However, if I have a recurrence, I would definitely then go for a double mastectomy no matter what, because I agree about the "matched...
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Forum: Profiles In Courage
09-16-2012, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 30,937
Re: I just found out I have breast cancer
You will be told what the research suggests is your best option. For me, with only one affected area, it was a lumpectomy and that's what I did. I did this because I tend to be an "evidence" person,...
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