Breast Cancer Experiences - Lumpectomy

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    • CarolHash
    • Experience with Adenoid Cystic (Aden...
    8 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    I was still numb and outside myself and not really getting what was happening to me.

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    Went as Expected: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Recovery: Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree
    0 Comments
    • dj345
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    11 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Now 10 days post-op

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    1 Comment
    • Euphorbia
    • Experience with Triple-Negative Brea...
    11 months ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Worst part--finding post surg sports bra

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
    • JKD123
    • Experience with Invasive (Infiltrating)...
    about 1 year ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    2 sentinel lymph nodes negative.

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    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
    • Dees
    • Experience with Invasive (Infiltrating) D...
    over 1 year ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Had a seroma and wound is still open and healing

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    Went as Expected: Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
    1 Comment
    • Momash
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    over 1 year ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Also removed diseased lymph nodes

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
  7. almost 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    I had a wonderful surgeon that did 7 surgeries on me that starting in Jan for thyroidectomy. Diagnosed 5 months later with triple-po...

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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
    1 Comment
    • Tricia2020
    • Experience with Triple-Negative Bre...
    about 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    I was surprised to find that I am still felling pain and sensitivity a couple weeks after my lumpectomy.

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree
    4 Comments
    • Honeygirl
    • Experience with Triple-Negative Brea...
    over 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Not as bad as I had built up in my head.

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    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
    0 Comments
  10. over 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    Surgery 1/22/2020. Knew lumpectomy for removal of calcifications- know there are two areas so know margins will be larger than init...

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    Went as Expected: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Neutral/NA
    0 Comments
  11. over 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    the surgery was as expected! i developed a seroma at the removal site

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    Went as Expected: Disagree
    Minimal Recovery: Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Neutral/NA
    0 Comments
    • FayP
    • Experience with Breast Cancer
    over 2 years ago
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    Lumpectomy

    Procedure or Surgery

    This was the easy part of the journey.

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