Double Mastectomy
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Double Mastectomy? WHY?
by loverly
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > General & Support
"My aunt is having both her breasts removed, although she only has cancer on her right breast. I've asked her doctor why and he said it's because this is protocol in her case. But why? It's not like the cancer can pass from one breast to another right? They're separated by stuff. I want a second opinion, but she's very keen on this dr. So I want to know: is this a mistake and an exaggeration o"
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > General & Support
"My aunt is having both her breasts removed, although she only has cancer on her right breast. I've asked her doctor why and he said it's because this is protocol in her case. But why? It's not like the cancer can pass from one breast to another right? They're separated by stuff. I want a second opinion, but she's very keen on this dr. So I want to know: is this a mistake and an exaggeration o"
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What's the point?
by Bredie
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > General & Support
"I am a stage III b. Double mastectomy with post-mastectomy radiation is the only option for me to survive.
But do I want to? Do I want to survive without being a full woman? I've heard of women feeling less feminine for having their uterus removed. A close friend of mine got divorced at 50 after her hysterectomy because she didn't feel a woman anymore, she didn't see herself with a man. That,"
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > General & Support
"I am a stage III b. Double mastectomy with post-mastectomy radiation is the only option for me to survive.
But do I want to? Do I want to survive without being a full woman? I've heard of women feeling less feminine for having their uterus removed. A close friend of mine got divorced at 50 after her hysterectomy because she didn't feel a woman anymore, she didn't see herself with a man. That,"
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Metastatic (stage 4, and last) breast cancer
by bunny
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > Medicine & Treatments
"This says it all, I think... To most people it does, anyway. It tells them that I'm not gonna be around much longer, and it's not worth even getting involved in my story. Or that's the feeling I got over the few months I've known, and I've shared my pain with the world.
The thing is, I'm young. Gonna be 32 in July. Cancer progresses fast at this age, and in my case, they discovered late, to"
In Breast Cancer Support Forums > Medicine & Treatments
"This says it all, I think... To most people it does, anyway. It tells them that I'm not gonna be around much longer, and it's not worth even getting involved in my story. Or that's the feeling I got over the few months I've known, and I've shared my pain with the world.
The thing is, I'm young. Gonna be 32 in July. Cancer progresses fast at this age, and in my case, they discovered late, to"
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