Experiences with

Mastectomy

I have been told by consultants that my option is a mastectomy and hormone treatment which i've already started.. My question is that there is soo many risks involved this surgery in beginning of think is it worth it ..

If you had a mastectomy, did you get implants after? If so, do you think the implants have caused any issues with your CLL/SLL? Many thanks in advance to anyone who responds!

I wish I had known about it right after my dual mastectomy in June I 2016. 

After undergoing a radical mastectomy (left breast) in May this year she was placed on a regimen of 1 mg Anastrozole/daily, on June 11. She meets her doctor this week as he wanted her to return for a check up after 3 months.

I am having a total gastrectomy in December and have been told that I will need to take a multi vitamin for the rest of my life, however the one the dietician recommended has vitamin K in it. Can anyone recommend a multi vitamin without this vitamin in that I can purchase in uk please. Many thanks

Lost almost a stone since my bra fitting after a single mastectomy earlier this year. Now the bra is a bit big and uncomfortable. Especially iin this heat t. Can anyone recommend some where where I could have a fitting and that supplies bras? P ossibly somewhere like Marks? Thank you.

Does anyone have experience of a Mirena Coil with Hypothyroidism (esp. Hashimoto's)? I have very heavy periods, now on 100mcg Levo and feeling much improved. I'm 48 so very likely peri-menopausal too. Just had an appointment with the Womens' Health Nurse at our practice who suggested Mirena IUD as

Afternoon all, I am currently NED after being diagnosed with mbc in April 2020, have had a right mastectomy and elective left mastectomy. My question is are any of you in the UK suffering scan reporting delays?

The logical part of my brain says that as I have had three operations altogether on this breast (first one in 2003 to remove a papillary) followed by 2 operations in 2014, this time the answer may well be a mastectomy.

my mother 55years had a lump in right breast on 20th july i took her to oncologist in my city vijayawada, doctor suggested fnac after reports came doctor said she need mastectomy, scheduled surgery on monday 25th july, i am spending sleepless nights crying so much i am worried about my mother, please

I wonder if anyone else out there has had a double mastectomy? I qualify for a pacemaker (ef 38) but my Cardiologist thinks it’s a bit dodgy as I have no lymph glands under my arms now. The risk is infection.

Hi there,I've been waiting for laparoscopic surgery and a cystectomy for some time to treat what has been classified as severe endo. I got a call to say they are booking me in and now I am really panicked. I have never had any kind of surgery before and, because of where the endo is, I'll also need

In 2013 I was diagnosed with hormone negative, HER2+breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy and diep flap recon followed by chemotherapy and 10 month of herceptin, I'm now nearly 9yr clear with no evidence of reoccurrence. 

Hi, I had a single mastectomy in Feb 2022. I started Tamoxifen about 17 days ago. So far hot sweats. Most people I speak to don't have many side effects. i have lots of visits to the loo but no major diarrhoea. I wondered how others have got on and if and when side effects settled.

also I don't think they will operate and give me a mastectomy because of the mets - can I insist on one - I'm in the UK? I know I'm probably getting ahead of myself but does anyone have experience where your primary was unknown until well into to your treatment regime.

Hi Has anyone had a total gastrectomy that is willing to contact me and give me advice etc. I am due to have one in November due to a large adenoma in my stomach which they cannot be 100% sure does not have cancer in. Obviously I am very scared at the prospect of having no stomach. I have had APS

Has anyone come across this ,after having stomach pains,blood test and an ultrasound, I have been advised I have raised liver enzymes,NAFLD, and some gall stones,have seen the consultant and because my attacks are about every 2 months, gall bladder removal not being considered at present,however the

I had breast cancer 6 months ago and had to have a mastectomy and come off HRT. Thankfully, no further treatment is required. Since then, I get a feeling of anxiety,my heart races and then I get the hot flush. This happens ten times a day or more.

I am assuming I will have a mastectomy as it is already 6 x 5 cm, and perhaps radiotherapy after that. I’ve been told it is unusual to have two different breast cancers so will be tested for the BRCA 1 & 2 gene!

Now 1 1/2 year later local recurrence after mastectomy. Waiting…, and hoping 🫤