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Old 05-09-2014, 09:02 AM   #6
BonnieR
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Re: Port Removal Question

Shirley, you're right about it being a hassle to have it performed as inpatient surgery. And there's the issue of receiving general anesthesia, etc. Lots of considerations. But you have to do what you are most comfortable with (although in that case, I'd spend half my life under general anesthesia!!). Just be assured that probably most of the time ports are removed as outpatients in doctors office
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ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
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"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
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Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
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