Breast Cancer Experiences - Lumpectomy

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    • Morwen
    • Experience with Triple-Negative Breast ...
    17 days ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Very little pain. Amazing medical team throughout the entire process. University of WA. One of the best.

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
    • Morwen
    • Experience with Triple-Negative Breast ...
    17 days ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Very little pain. Blessed.

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
    • Blessed11
    • Experience with Invasive Lobular Car...
    about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Needing re-excision since the margins weren’t clear.

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    2 Comments
    • Linr
    • Experience with Invasive (Infiltrating) D...
    about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Lots of pain.

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
    0 Comments
    • CherieF
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    I had a small tumor removed but 14 nodes were also removed and we're positive.

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    Went as Expected: Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
    0 Comments
    • Dixietm
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    3 lumpectomys to achieve clear margins

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    Went as Expected: Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree
    0 Comments
  7. about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    And lymph dissection

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    Went as Expected: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree
    0 Comments
    • Jan101
    • Experience with Invasive Lobular Carcin...
    about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Procedure went smoothly. Some pain right out of surgery. Took 1/2 oxicodone and then Tylenol until 5 pm day of surgery and that was...

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree
    0 Comments
  9. about 1 month ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Did I make the right choice in getting a lumpectomy? I feel like I have half of a breast now. Waiting on my onco type......what th...

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
    1 Comment
    • Mzpookie
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    2 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    I also had a bilateral reduction same time

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    Went as Expected: Not Specified
    Minimal Recovery: Not Specified
    Minimal Side Effects: Not Specified
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Not Specified
    0 Comments
    • Tutti1950
    • Experience with Invasive (Infiltrati...
    2 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    hurt for several days. Black and blue.

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
    • 2019dcis
    • Experience with Invasive (Infiltratin...
    2 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Radioactive seed localized lumpectomy. Lump was discovered early via mammogram 1/2”

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree
    0 Comments
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