by Marnie | Jul 29, 2014 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Coping, Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy, Prophylactic Mastectomy |
Facing a life-altering surgery such as mastectomy is never going to be easy, let’s face it. Regardless of your age, your breasts have been a big part of your sexual identity, nurtured your children, and/or given your partner much delight (and hopefully you as...
by Marnie | Oct 31, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Expander Implants |
Following on my series of articles about the different types of reconstruction surgery, today I’m discussing expander implants after mastectomy. What Is Tissue Expansion? A tissue expander is used widely in breast reconstruction when there is not enough skin to...
by Marnie | Aug 27, 2012 | Biology of Belief, Breast Cancer and BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast Health Blog, Prophylactic Mastectomy |
Mastectomy scars Prophylactic Mastectomy, Thoughts Shared By A Cancer Coach In my last article, I promised to share some information about prophylactic mastectomy, which is the removal of a single breast or both breasts, disease-free, to reduce the risk of developing...
by Marnie | Aug 25, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Decision Making, Found a Breast Lump?, Mastectomy vs Lumpectomy |
While I was doing my research for yesterday’s article, I came across an article concerning needless mastectomy, a matter of which I was blissfully unaware. Today I’m sharing that with you because you need to know. Women are often enduring mastectomies for...
