mypinkheaven wrote:I'm so sorry!!! My mother-in-law did have good luck with a lumpectomy and radiation. She was older, so she didn't receive any hormone inhibitor.
Her recovery was quick, the radiation went well and she never had a recurrence for the 20 more years she was alive.
Nik Colon wrote:So sorry tough decision. I had tummy tuck and breasts done after my daughter and a couple other minor ones, and obviously my recent surgeries and possible histo soon. Surgery doesn't really bother me anymore.
Lydia666 wrote:The standard of care is lumpectomy with radiations and a hormone inhibitor.
Lydia666 wrote:Nik Colon wrote:So sorry tough decision. I had tummy tuck and breasts done after my daughter and a couple other minor ones, and obviously my recent surgeries and possible histo soon. Surgery doesn't really bother me anymore.
Hi Nik, did you have breast cancer or had breasts done for other reasons?
jhocno197 wrote:If I'm reading your signature right, this is your third cancer? I think I would go with mastectomy, probably both.
I'm sorry.
Pita wrote:So sorry Lydia!
My friend had a double masectomy, cancer on both breasts, she's also had uterine cancer and she still eats like shit, girl loves her greasy fried food, but she keeps going, Her masectomies went well except they didn't leave enough skin on one side of her and it never closed, so back in the hospital to pull skin from her back rather than do a skin graft. She asked to be a 36D and wound up a 36B, husband was mad, but who gives a f*, he is selfish, my friend is still here and doing very well.
I hope you Lydia do very well at beating your cancer. Prayers and hugs to you...
Nik Colon wrote:Hub was mad! Hell, I'm a DD/DDD. Would like to be a little smaller and perky, anyway I just asked my hub what if I had to have a mastectomy and no boobs (until implants), he said he would kiss my scars
hell, I have so many anyway, lol! (He didn't say that, that's just me thinking outloud)
Pita wrote:Nik Colon wrote:Hub was mad! Hell, I'm a DD/DDD. Would like to be a little smaller and perky, anyway I just asked my hub what if I had to have a mastectomy and no boobs (until implants), he said he would kiss my scars
hell, I have so many anyway, lol! (He didn't say that, that's just me thinking outloud)
HaHa! Yep that's the way it should be! Her husband irritates me, Mr. Macho Man but she's my friend so I try and keep my mouth shut and tolerate him.
I on the other hand had a breast reduction from a 34H to a 34D but I didn't get perky. I'm 5'3 and weigh 113 pounds, they were too big for my size. Husband would have preferred I keep them but I was losing bone on my shoulders from bra straps and the weight and the final straw was that I got a flesh eating fungus underneath because enough air never got there. Referred to a cosmetic surgeon and my medical insurance paid for it all. Don't tell this to too many but I can't see any faces so it feels ok. hee hee Nice to get off the subject of cancer once in awhile. And the best part of the reduction was being able to wear a dress, normally had to wear an 8 bottom and a 12 top.
Nik Colon wrote:Dang! Was it Necrotizing fasciitis?
So sorry, that's sounds horrible!
Pita wrote:Nik Colon wrote:Dang! Was it Necrotizing fasciitis?
So sorry, that's sounds horrible!
No Nik it was Intertrigo, I probably shouldn't have said flesh eating but the skin kept disappearing and had the worst smell, finally went to the doctor.
Intertrigo: A Skin Rash in Body Folds
Intertrigo is a skin condition that occurs in skin folds, under the breasts, on the inner thighs, under armpits, or under belly folds. Chaffing causes a rash of red skin or brown skin that gets infected with yeast or bacteria and becomes raw. The skin rash may ooze and itch. This rash is more common in people who are overweight and in people with diabetes. Treatment involves keeping the areas dry, treating infections, and using steroid creams.
Sorry for hijacking your post Lydia, let me know and we can ask for them to be deleted.
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