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| 4/7/2012 | I was dx 29 mo ago Lbreast 1cm IDC st1b 0 nodes er pr + her2- onco dx sc 12 no angio or lymphatic invasion..r breast DCIs and LCIs... i had 2bl mast and oopharectomy. no chemo ..taking HRT arimadex ..I just found lump like under skin in contralateral breast is it likely a local reoccurance from dcis or lcis or can it be from left breast primary? | ||
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| 4/8/2012 | you've had bilateral mastectomies. did you have reconstruction done??? tell me more so i can help direct you. cut and paste your first email for me into your second posting as it isn't possible to connect postings with previous ones and a lot of postings come in. | ||
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