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    • ATROPHY, DENTS
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    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
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    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
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      • TESTS
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      • CAUSES
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      • EXERCISE
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    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
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    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
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    • LPR
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    • PHANTOM TASTES
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      • METAL TASTE
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    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
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  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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  • Home
  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN
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    How Likely Can a Double Mastectomy Cause a DVT?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, DVT Prevention, DVT Risks

How Likely Can a Double Mastectomy Cause a DVT?

With your upcoming double mastectomy, you may be worried about a DVT developing after the surgery. And yes, a deep vein thrombosis is possible following a double mastectomy. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:57-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, DVT Prevention, DVT Risks|
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    Trouble Lifting Arms after Double Mastectomy + Reconstruction?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Trouble Lifting Arms after Double Mastectomy + Reconstruction?

A breast reconstruction surgeon explains why some women have much difficulty lifting their arms overhead after double mastectomy + reconstruction and what to do about this. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:59-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Can You Do Chest Workouts after Mastectomy + Reconstruction?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, Women on Weights

Can You Do Chest Workouts after Mastectomy + Reconstruction?

After a breast cancer double mastectomy, you can eventually get back to any chest workouts you desire! This means bench press, dumbbell chest press, pushups, the “pec deck” machine – you name it. [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:04:41-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, Women on Weights|
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    Cause of Sudden Pain in Dog Ear Many Weeks after Mastectomy

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Cause of Sudden Pain in Dog Ear Many Weeks after Mastectomy

That little dog ear has caused you no problems but suddenly it’s painful—many weeks after your mastectomy. What could this mean? First of all, even though the pain may have a sudden barb-like quality, there’s [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:25-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    How Much Does a Double Mastectomy Affect the Deadlift?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

How Much Does a Double Mastectomy Affect the Deadlift?

If you were deadlifting a good amount of weight prior to your elective double mastectomy, you’ll be wondering how the surgery will affect your ability to get back to the weignt you were lifting at. [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:43-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Ab Wheel Exercise After Double Mastectomy: What to Expect

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Ab Wheel Exercise After Double Mastectomy: What to Expect

Using an ab wheel (roller) once your strength training restriction has been lifted after your double mastectomy will be more difficult than bench pressing. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:44-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|

3 Strength Training Exercises Least Affected by Mastectomy

If you’ve had a preventive double mastectomy and were told to lay off strength training for at least four weeks postop, there are 3 exercises that will be particularly easy to get back into once [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-21T23:13:32-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Walking on a Treadmill Right After a Double Mastectomy

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Walking on a Treadmill Right After a Double Mastectomy

Ask your surgeon and/or breast care nurse if it’s okay to walk on a treadmill right after you get home from your double mastectomy. First I need to qualify that this information is based on [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:43-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Tricks to Hide Mastectomy without Reconstruction from Family

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Tricks to Hide Mastectomy without Reconstruction from Family

I’m 21 days postop from a preventive double mastectomy without reconstruction and have pulled a number of tricks to keep it a secret from my family. Here’s how to keep family members from finding out [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-16T21:43:14-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Why Is the Drainage from a Mastectomy Warm?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Why Is the Drainage from a Mastectomy Warm?

Have you noticed that the drainage from your mastectomy is warm enough to make the outside of the JP bulb feel warm? I noticed that right away after my preventive double mastectomy. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:33-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    How to Prevent Weight Gain During Double Mastectomy Recovery

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

How to Prevent Weight Gain During Double Mastectomy Recovery

When I had an elective double mastectomy without reconstruction, I prevented weight gain even though I was barred from gym workouts and restricted to light use of my arms. […]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:06:55-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    How Soon After Mastectomy Can You Work Only Your Legs?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

How Soon After Mastectomy Can You Work Only Your Legs?

Does the “Do Not Lift Weights” for six weeks apply also to the LEGS when you’ve had a double mastectomy? After all, why would training the legs impact recovery from breast removal? […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-12T18:17:21-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    How Soon After Double Mastectomy Can You Resume Yoga ?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

How Soon After Double Mastectomy Can You Resume Yoga ?

There’s good news for yoga practitioners who are eager to get back into yoga after their double mastectomy. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-11T17:38:26-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Chest Twitching after Mastectomy without Reconstruction

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Chest Twitching after Mastectomy without Reconstruction

Days after your mastectomy, you may feel a twitching where your breast used to be – a twitching in the chest wall. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-07-15T19:36:04-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Lifting Weights After Mastectomy: Why the 4-6 Week Wait ?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Lifting Weights After Mastectomy: Why the 4-6 Week Wait ?

I had a preventive double mastectomy, and at the follow-up the surgeon explained why I must wait six weeks before resuming lifting weights with my upper body. […]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:08:58-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Visible Lump Above Incision After Mastectomy Bandages Removed

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Visible Lump Above Incision After Mastectomy Bandages Removed

Here’s what a visible, palpable lump immediately after your mastectomy is most likely to be … I recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy. Two and a half days later I removed the outer bandages and [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-02-24T13:41:23-07:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Morbid but Effective Way to Recover from Double Mastectomy

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Morbid but Effective Way to Recover from Double Mastectomy

I underwent a double mastectomy and found a way, though morbid, to ease my anxiety during the recovery process. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:17-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    How to Hide Mastectomy Drainage Bulbs from Family

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

How to Hide Mastectomy Drainage Bulbs from Family

Here’s how to hide the JP drain bulbs from family members or anyone else whom you do not want to know of your double mastectomy. […]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:10:03-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    You Know You’re Ready for a Preventive Double Mastectomy When…

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

You Know You’re Ready for a Preventive Double Mastectomy When…

If you’ve been wrestling for a long time on whether or not to have a preventive double mastectomy, here’s how to tell that you’re ready for this procedure. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-09-25T21:50:28-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Best 5 Exercises to Prepare for Double Mastectomy Recovery

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Best 5 Exercises to Prepare for Double Mastectomy Recovery

If you’re planning on a preventive double mastectomy, your recovery will be made so much easier if you train your body with five specific exercises. These guidelines pertain specifically to a preventive (prophylactic) double mastectomy [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:10:40-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    No Caregiver After Double Mastectomy: Home Alone Guidelines

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

No Caregiver After Double Mastectomy: Home Alone Guidelines

There are critical steps you must take if you’ll be alone in your home immediately after your double mastectomy. […]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:10:56-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    My Body Thought My Double Mastectomy Was Another Gym Workout

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

My Body Thought My Double Mastectomy Was Another Gym Workout

I killed the initial recovery for my preventive double mastectomy. This is because my body “thought” the surgery was just another one of my strenuous gym workouts. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:52:53-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    What Does a Preventive Double Mastectomy Feel Like Same Day?

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

What Does a Preventive Double Mastectomy Feel Like Same Day?

The way that a preventive double mastectomy feels the same day of the operation may be dependent upon the level of fitness you had going into the surgery. […]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-18T11:06:52-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Guidelines for Heavy Weightlifting After Double Mastectomy

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Guidelines for Heavy Weightlifting After Double Mastectomy

A former personal trainer who underwent a prophylactic double mastectomy documents her return to heavy strength training; great tips for safely regaining lost strength! The surgeon told me to wait six weeks before resuming upper body [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-06T14:11:47-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    Why Can’t You Raise Arms Overhead After Double Mastectomy

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

Why Can’t You Raise Arms Overhead After Double Mastectomy

What are the actual reasons why a woman is told not to lift her arms overhead for two weeks after a double mastectomy? Here is the answer – as it pertains to a prophylactic double [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-05-24T18:34:21-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|
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    It’s Okay to Keep Your Preventive Double Mastectomy Secret

    DOUBLE MASTECTOMY

It’s Okay to Keep Your Preventive Double Mastectomy Secret

I’m planning on a preventive double mastectomy in about six weeks and am keeping it a secret. In fact I don’t intend on revealing to anyone this procedure even long after I’m fully recovered. [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:26-06:00 DOUBLE MASTECTOMY|

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