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Cannon · 03-04-2008, 10:08 AM

http://www.breastcancer.org/treatmen...mastectomy.jsp

This describes "simple" "modified radical" and "radical" - radical seems to also remove supraclavicular lymph nodes and internal mammary lymph nodes in addition to the breast and first three levels of nodes.

Breast surgery is much less painful (physically) than one would think - because the breasts themselves are mostly fatty tissue, and they don't have to cut through muscle to get to them. It was much less painful for me than abdominal or thyroid surgery.

Wishing you well.

Rebecca

03-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#6
Cannon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 203	http://www.breastcancer.org/treatmen...mastectomy.jsp This describes "simple" "modified radical" and "radical" - radical seems to also remove supraclavicular lymph nodes and internal mammary lymph nodes in addition to the breast and first three levels of nodes. Breast surgery is much less painful (physically) than one would think - because the breasts themselves are mostly fatty tissue, and they don't have to cut through muscle to get to them. It was much less painful for me than abdominal or thyroid surgery. Wishing you well. Rebecca __________________ Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 33 Rads Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family survivor of thyroid cancer also have Crohn's disease CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo.