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after the removal of the lump

Forum: The Breast Cancer Forum
Topic: Breast Lumps

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dotun
2/10/2002
.Dear Dr,
my name is dotun adebayo and i am a nigerian .
i need your advice , my girlfriend just recently told me she had an operation
due to the fact that she had a lump on her breast,first Dr i would like
to know if at her age (she was 18 at the time of the operation)but she
is now 19 I love her so much thats why i am asking for your help .again
i would like to know the way she would or was operated upon could she
have lost a nipple .is it going to affect the way the affected breast
responds to touches.

please i need your help real fast she thinks i am going to leave her
yours faithfully
adebayo dotun
nb: please don't send me an automatic replyj
CCF-RN,MSN-JS
2/11/2002
dotunDear Dotun, I cannot say from the information you have given what type of surgery your girlfriend may have had. If lump was removed this may mean a small incision that, depending on the location of the incision, once healed should not have any effect on the way the breast responds to touch.

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