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| 6/4/2011 | HELLO LILLY HAD SURGERY ON THIRSDAY TOOK OFF SOME TISSUE I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE PATHOLOGY RESULT I PRA TO GOD THAT ITS NOTHING JUST WANTED TO KNOW MY BREAST IS VERY BRUSY , AND SWOLLEN AND ITS PAINFUL , THE SURGEONS TOLD MY HUSB THAT HE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING SO WHAT IT CULD BE THAK U VEY WORRIEDXXXXX | ||
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| 6/4/2011 | So sorry you're feeling sore and bruised. This too shall pass, but try and stay comfortable as healing takes place. Perhaps the surgeon had a quick pathology check of your tissue done while you were still asleep, and that's why he/she said 'did not find anything'. The final pathology report in several days will give definitive results. Most likely and hopefully will be benign findings! Best wishes. | ||
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