@Ironmom5, the lobular in your right breast is a good point! I don't often second-guess my decision to do a lumpectomy, but when I do, that's exactly ...

I'm sorry to hear that you've been diagnosed with breast cancer. May I ask what caused you to rethink your choice? Did you speak to someone who had a ...

I agree with you, and I did have a side effect. I developed radiation fibrosis, which was mostly alleviated with physical therapy. Even so, I was so c...

Yes, and as a matter of fact, I read back over what I wrote and had forgotten about waking up hot in the night a few times because it never happened a...

I didn't stop shaving or trimming my cuticles, but I do use antibiotic ointment at the first sign of a cut. As for the compression sleeve, I was told ...

Me too. With PT, yoga and stretching, my radiated side is "darn close" to normal. Considering where I started, I'm very happy. I never thought I could...

I relate to what you said about feeling guilty about not having chemo. I always feel like I have to say "but I didn't have chemo," especially after so...