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Psychological effects of mastectomy
If anyone out there has had a mastectomy, I would be grateful for any advice re how you came to terms with the loss - of part of you, self image, fear of appearance afterwards, even with reconstruction. It feels so daunting & I don't know how to cope. I have 4 weeks before the op
If anyone out there has had a mastectomy, I would be grateful for any advice re how you came to terms with the loss - of part of you, self image, fear of appearance afterwards, even with reconstruction. It feels so daunting & I don't know how to cope. I have 4 weeks before the op
amberdog
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My Cancer Community
11 years ago
please see my additional info below, it wouldn't fit in:
following full left mastectomy and lymph node removal in 2006 i have slight lymphodema in left arm. the treatments have left me with some excess weight but my left tummy area is fatter and feels "squidgy" , more like fluid than a spare tyre! could it be lympdodema?
following full left mastectomy and lymph node removal in 2006 i have slight lymphodema in left arm. the treatments have left me with some excess weight but my left tummy area is fatter and feels "squidgy" , more like fluid than a spare tyre! could it be lympdodema?
jeepster
in
LSN
11 years ago
So confused
Well this week has been hard my best friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer and I have taken it hard although trying to be positive and both of us making light of losing her hair and having a double mastectomy it scares me. I am treating her just the same but finding it h ard as others are treating
Well this week has been hard my best friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer and I have taken it hard although trying to be positive and both of us making light of losing her hair and having a double mastectomy it scares me. I am treating her just the same but finding it h ard as others are treating
Randompam
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Mental Health Support
11 years ago
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want to know about physiotherapy.
within 14 days of mastectomy, i had to go through a re explorative surgery due to internal bleeding and clotting. is that going to make my hand stiffer than the others. how long will i have to do physio? should i wait for physiotherapy to get completed before starting chemo? right now i am able to lift
within 14 days of mastectomy, i had to go through a re explorative surgery due to internal bleeding and clotting. is that going to make my hand stiffer than the others. how long will i have to do physio? should i wait for physiotherapy to get completed before starting chemo? right now i am able to lift
napra
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Breast Cancer India
11 years ago
Muscle/joint problems due to thyroid- now given tablets for breast cancer which is making joints 100% worse
I'm 62 and for over 40 years been on thyroxine - now 100mg, also vit d tablets, folic acid, amitripolin and paracetamol, B12 injections. Have had terrible aches and pain in joints for years. Now had mastectomy and now taking letrozole tablets which cuts down hormone called oestrogen. These tablets making
I'm 62 and for over 40 years been on thyroxine - now 100mg, also vit d tablets, folic acid, amitripolin and paracetamol, B12 injections. Have had terrible aches and pain in joints for years. Now had mastectomy and now taking letrozole tablets which cuts down hormone called oestrogen. These tablets making
Hidden
in
Thyroid UK
11 years ago
Wk4 run2 done and dusted :-)
http://pattieruns.com/before-and-after-the-couch-to-5k/ I have a long way to go on my journey back to running - I am 20 years older [now 60] and have to lose 3 stone to reduce the risk of cancer and another mastectomy + lat dorsi reconstruction............. and I am just at the start of that journey
http://pattieruns.com/before-and-after-the-couch-to-5k/ I have a long way to go on my journey back to running - I am 20 years older [now 60] and have to lose 3 stone to reduce the risk of cancer and another mastectomy + lat dorsi reconstruction............. and I am just at the start of that journey
Hidden
in
Couch to 5K
11 years ago
Still smiling :-)
So I had to change my rheumy appointment as I had to have an operation. It turns out I have breast cancer, and with my huge family history of breast cancer plus the type of cancer they've found in me, the surgeon is recommending a preventative bilateral mastectomy. I hope I look as good as Angelina Jolie
So I had to change my rheumy appointment as I had to have an operation. It turns out I have breast cancer, and with my huge family history of breast cancer plus the type of cancer they've found in me, the surgeon is recommending a preventative bilateral mastectomy. I hope I look as good as Angelina Jolie
Chicklette
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LUPUS UK
11 years ago
Hi everyone. I have ADPKD stage 3 renal failure last GFR 34 and just done a creatinine clearance which was 40. Now have breast cancer too,
just wondered if there is anyone out there in a similar position. I had a partial mastectomy 4 weeks ago and am now on arimadex tablets starting radiotherapy soon. Also had an echo cardiogram today before starting Herceptin next week. best regards christine x
just wondered if there is anyone out there in a similar position. I had a partial mastectomy 4 weeks ago and am now on arimadex tablets starting radiotherapy soon. Also had an echo cardiogram today before starting Herceptin next week. best regards christine x
cmcginily
in
Early CKD Support
11 years ago
Angelina had a double mastectomy for prevention, does that mean her lymph nodes and axillary nodes were also removed, Doc?
rgci13
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Breast Cancer India
11 years ago
Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!
Firstly, the title holds absolutely no meaning or relevance. So, on with the show. I've been gone for a while and I know that's not really noticeable and very easily related to on this site, for which I am eternally grateful. We've been having a tough time of it lately, we being my mind, me my fibro
Firstly, the title holds absolutely no meaning or relevance. So, on with the show. I've been gone for a while and I know that's not really noticeable and very easily related to on this site, for which I am eternally grateful. We've been having a tough time of it lately, we being my mind, me my fibro
Berthy
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Fibromyalgia Action UK
11 years ago
Question about prostap?
Also not sure if it matters but I had a laparoscopic
cystectomy
2 and a half weeks ago. I feel so weak and in so much pain with my pelvis and back. The question is is it normal to bleed badly with prostap?
Also not sure if it matters but I had a laparoscopic
cystectomy
2 and a half weeks ago. I feel so weak and in so much pain with my pelvis and back. The question is is it normal to bleed badly with prostap?
cejay-wiffen
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Endometriosis UK
11 years ago
7 months since Laparoscopy and why am I in pain again?
Hi I was diagnosed in Sept 2012 with severe stage 4 endo at laparoscopy (after my GP kept telling me I had IBS). I had my left ovary removed along with a 9cm chocolate cyst (agony!), numerous adhesions which were attached to my bladder, bowel and gall bladder, removal of part of my right ovary and the
Hi I was diagnosed in Sept 2012 with severe stage 4 endo at laparoscopy (after my GP kept telling me I had IBS). I had my left ovary removed along with a 9cm chocolate cyst (agony!), numerous adhesions which were attached to my bladder, bowel and gall bladder, removal of part of my right ovary and the
minnie71
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Endometriosis UK
11 years ago
About the real me! And a thank you to you all.
I was seen by a gyne dr in a&e where they did an ultrasound scan showing a 10 cm demoid cyst on my ovary and that I needed a lapascopic
cystectomy
the next day. The following day came and I walked to theatre at 7:30pm he told me the op would take about 1 hour.
I was seen by a gyne dr in a&e where they did an ultrasound scan showing a 10 cm demoid cyst on my ovary and that I needed a lapascopic
cystectomy
the next day. The following day came and I walked to theatre at 7:30pm he told me the op would take about 1 hour.
cejay-wiffen
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Endometriosis UK
11 years ago
Shikha's Story - Part II
Starting from where I left.... I started chemotherapy first week of April, 2008. My hair was shorter by choice to avoid the shock of losing it all at once. I have no idea of the emotions that my mom would have gone through, those of my husband, my 2 year old. The focus is at me. We read and read
Starting from where I left.... I started chemotherapy first week of April, 2008. My hair was shorter by choice to avoid the shock of losing it all at once. I have no idea of the emotions that my mom would have gone through, those of my husband, my 2 year old. The focus is at me. We read and read
shikhacanfightit
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Breast Cancer India
11 years ago
Sleeve problems
Hello, Is there anyone who has trouble getting Sigvaris sleeves from the Chemist. I've got lymphodema in my right arm after a mastectomy 2 yrs ago. It did reduce to 5% but when I had a check up last month was back up yo 17%. So I took my prescription to the Chemist and went back 10days later only to
Hello, Is there anyone who has trouble getting Sigvaris sleeves from the Chemist. I've got lymphodema in my right arm after a mastectomy 2 yrs ago. It did reduce to 5% but when I had a check up last month was back up yo 17%. So I took my prescription to the Chemist and went back 10days later only to
Taffia
in
LSN
11 years ago
is a port necessary for giving chemo?
hello. my mom is undergoing her treatment right now. in my mom's case a mastectomy has been done n lymph nodes have been removed. prior to surgery she underwent 4 cycles of chemo n now another 4 cycles are to be given to her. she is now scared because the doctor said that since her veins are thin they
hello. my mom is undergoing her treatment right now. in my mom's case a mastectomy has been done n lymph nodes have been removed. prior to surgery she underwent 4 cycles of chemo n now another 4 cycles are to be given to her. she is now scared because the doctor said that since her veins are thin they
shreyat
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Breast Cancer India
11 years ago
Out of Action!
I had a laparoscopic ovarian
cystectomy
and large cysts were removed from both sides. Anyone have any idea when I will be able to run again? At present I struggle to put on my shoes! Xxx
I had a laparoscopic ovarian
cystectomy
and large cysts were removed from both sides. Anyone have any idea when I will be able to run again? At present I struggle to put on my shoes! Xxx
Blessingway
in
Couch to 5K
11 years ago
This is it
47 years old Male, an amazing wife who keeps herself fit trim and healthy despite a mastectomy . Then why do I weigh 118 kGS and am 5ft 11 in tall.?Sort yourself out! Used to go to the gym 3 times per week. Change of job no nearby gyms but a pub within 100 yards of my office. It has to stop. No alcohol
47 years old Male, an amazing wife who keeps herself fit trim and healthy despite a mastectomy . Then why do I weigh 118 kGS and am 5ft 11 in tall.?Sort yourself out! Used to go to the gym 3 times per week. Change of job no nearby gyms but a pub within 100 yards of my office. It has to stop. No alcohol
Ahird2911
in
Weight Loss Support
11 years ago
Anger and anxiety
I recently lost my sister for breast cancer. She was only 32 years old. We found out that there is a gene that runs in the family and my other sisters have it. They had to undertake a double mastectomy as a preventive measure. I am the older and the only one that does not have the gene. I am struggling
I recently lost my sister for breast cancer. She was only 32 years old. We found out that there is a gene that runs in the family and my other sisters have it. They had to undertake a double mastectomy as a preventive measure. I am the older and the only one that does not have the gene. I am struggling
lincsbins
in
Anxiety Support
11 years ago
INR LEVEL
Back in March last year {2012} i went into hospital for severe stomach pain. I found out it was an infected Gall Bladder. So i had to go on Antibiotics until my infection came down. I was on nil by mouth, which ended up being for 5 days. As i was waiting to have an ultrasound scan on my stomach as gall
Back in March last year {2012} i went into hospital for severe stomach pain. I found out it was an infected Gall Bladder. So i had to go on Antibiotics until my infection came down. I was on nil by mouth, which ended up being for 5 days. As i was waiting to have an ultrasound scan on my stomach as gall
olddodds
in
Anticoagulation Support
11 years ago
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