What Happens after Breast Reconstruction? What Problems Might Occur After Breast Cancer? What is the Best Way to Cope with Mastectomy Scars? Discussion Comments Bybythewell— On Mar 31, 2014 @pastanaga - It's still a risk though. My mother had to have a lump removed a while ago and the...
You set them, then you do the hard work and see what happens. You might fall short, end up right at it, or even go beyond your goal. That’s the beauty of the sport—and life. You never know. And while you’re pursuing those goals, be present and focus on all the little joys...
“There is no survival benefit from removing the normal breast,” she explains, “but many women get PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) from this experience, and if I had opted for a lumpectomy, which is just removing the cancer, I would have had to have radiation treatment, and I ...
Typically, this happens when pressure is placed on an organ or tissue—such as from straining, heavy lifting or muscle overuse—in an area where the muscle wall is already weakened. This causes the insides to bulge outward, and depending on where the hernia is located, the bulge may be ...
Surgeryremoves as much of the cancer as possible. If the cancer is small, your doctor might take out just the part of the breast where the cancer is (lumpectomyor partial mastectomy). For a larger cancer, the surgeon might remove the whole breast (mastectomy) or both breasts (double maste...
If you feel a bump, lump, or any other unusual changes to your breast, it's always good to get it checked out. As my mom puts it, "Shit happens when you get to be my age" so here's to being more knowledgeable and empowered about our bodies along the way....
was surgery within a week and follow-up treatment.I don’t have to tell you what happens to you after hearing that diagnosis. However, I had started on a nutritional program, like the one that you chose to cure your cancer at age 23 and had been amazingly healthy for 36 years. So I...
situ is not a terminal condition but you will be at higher risk of invasive breast cancer in the future. You will be at greater risk for a return of DCIS or of developing a new cancer, often within 10 years of the original diagnosis. Recurring cancer happens in up to 30 percent of ...
What to do when leak happens A 76-year-old male with diabetes and a single kidney had Hepatitis B Virus Child–Pugh B cirrhosis diagnosed 2 years before. He had diuretic-intractable refractory ascites (induced renal impairment) and he had been submitted to regular p... R. Küttner-Magalhes...
This happens because of variations in lymphatic circulation or chemotherapy-related LN changes. On the other hand, axillary status after treatment can be staged more accurately with localization of the LN previously sampled by biopsy in conjunction with an SLNB. Surgical localization with 125I seed ...