Marjory had a right mastectomy in mid April 2006. You can read about her problems with seroma after mastectomy elsewhere on this site.

This page presents the collected postings about mastectomy from the main Beating Breast Cancer blog site. You'll find a mixture of personal reflections about mastectomy surgery and some more medically based commentary about the role of mastectomy in breast cancer treatment

Drains after mastectomy
Prepare yourself for the physical and psychological effects of coping with the surgical drains after mastectomy treatment

Dealing With Mastectomy Drains
Tips for surviving the few days that you might be at home with one or more mastectomy drains still in place

Mastectomy Information
All you ever wanted to know about mastectomy ....
Tips on how to survive the mastectomy experience written by Marjory shortly after her mastectomy surgery.

After Mastectomy
Mood swings are common initially - brace yourself!

Normal Life After Mastectomy
It's amazing how quickly you can get back to normal day to day life after mastectomy surgery

Mastectomy and breast reconstruction
Choices, choices, choices.
Marjory chose to have delayed breast reconstruction after her mastectomy because we knew that she would be having radiotherapy. Your choice might be different

Pain after Mastectomy
This is a good easy to read article about the causes of pain after mastectomy surgery. It includes post operative mastectomy pain, chest wall pain after mastectomy and phantom breast pain.

Cording after Mastectomy
Cording after mastectomy is not as common as seroma formation but a large number of women have to learn to deal with it. This article explains the causes of cording and provides tips on how to deal with cording after mastectomy if it happens to you

Mastectomy Bras
Marks and Spencer have launched a great new range of Mastectomy Lingerie and swimwear. Check out the details. The prices are great. Well done Marks and Spencer.

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