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Going for a diagnostic mammogram
Since mid September I have been having sensitive nipples and my breasts seem to have fallen. I am 75 years old so fallen breasts are bound to happen.
I can’t seem to get comfortable because of how my nipples are feeling. What I want to ask is are sensitive/tender nipples a symptom of breast cancer? I don’t have any discharge just uncomfortable.
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jabedn
Re: Surgery scheduled for December 2025? Join the surgery waiting room for support!
My pathology report was posted to my patient portal last night. There is macrometastatic carcinoma in 2 of the 4 Sentinel lymph nodes with extranodal extension. Not the news I was hoping for and am starting to freak out a bit. I haven't heard from my oncologist yet and my confidants are telling me not to get ahead of myself and wait to hear from her, but hearing from her won't change the fact that its spread. I really thought I'd have the lumpectomy and radiation and that would be that....
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy in Nov 2023 - Whitish plug in the nipple
I had a nipple sparing mastectomy in Nov 2023. In May of 2024 I started getting some WHITE stuff in my nipple. Like a thick white spot/plug. Initially, my provider removed it and said it was debris. It came back. I had a MRI of the breast in January 2025 along with 2 ultrasounds and a nipple biopsy. Nothing shows. 2 or 3 times since Feb of 2025, the white stuff will come and go and form almost like a pellet which I will find in my bra. It's like a hard grain of rice, just a tab thicker. This typically occurs after lifting weights. Anyone experience this? Know what this is from?
denise66
Re: Birads 5 with calcification
Hey ladies… I know I haven’t been on here in a while, and I have a lot to share. On October 26th, my 23 year old baby sister and I, along with our kids, my daughter 6 year old daughter and her 5 year old son were in a very serious accident. I was sedated for two weeks. I broke my neck, collarbone, and several ribs. My daughter broke her femur. My nephew, thankfully, only had a few scratches. But my baby sister… she didn’t make it. She didn’t survive the crash.
I spent a full month in the hospital, completely unaware of everything. My family didn’t want to tell me about my sister while I was in that condition because they feared I would give up. They waited until I was home to tell me, and hearing that news shattered me. She was seven months pregnant, so it feels like we lost two members of our family that day.
We were on the interstate heading home from the airport after spending a day in Houston when a tow truck, pulling someone out of a ditch, pulled out and hit us directly on her side. The pain and guilt I feel are indescribable. I keep wishing I could go back and cancel that whole trip.
I got out of the hospital on the 21st of Nov and went straight back into chemo. The nurses at my oncology office were so happy to see me. they hugged me and cried because the hospital doctors had told them they didn’t expect me to survive. My mom told me the doctors basically had to put me back together and weren’t sure if I’d ever wake up or if I’d be paralyzed. I now have a metal plate in the back of my head and screws in my spine. Hearing how close I came to losing my life is painful, but also incredibly motivating.
I don’t usually get too religious on here because I know ppl might have different beliefs. But I’m a Christian, and I truly feel like God has a purpose for me. If He brought me through that accident, I believe He can bring me through this breast cancer. When I first found out about my sister, I told my mom that if I didn’t beat this, I’d be okay because I’d be with her. But now, after hearing everything and seeing what my mom is going through, I want to fight even harder.
I’m struggling a lot mentally right now. I don’t have a car anymore. it was mine we were in, and I had only had it a year. Because I was in the hospital for a month, I came home with nothing. My older sister had used what I had to keep things paid at home. Now I’m worried about Christmas for my kids, and I’m not even sure if I still have a job. It’s just a lot to carry while grieving, especially with the holidays coming up. On the cancer side, I can no longer feel the lump. I had to go back in my records to find which side it’s on because it’s completely gone on the left breast.
Sorry for the long post, but I know I haven’t talked to y’all in a while, and I felt like you needed to know what’s been going on.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@cookie54 I am thinking of you and your husband .I’m glad to hear he is progressing .His heart is staying strong o the both of you. God bless him🙏
@mara51506 Is there a way your’ Doctor can prescribe a life alert necklace?. It’s just unacceptable that tithe your illness you had to lie ther for 3 hours after falling Nd using your own strength together help. you have a brain cancer it’s just not acceptable there is no prescription for you to access. I’m worried about you @irishlove take care of that strep throat. It can develop into so many complications including sepsis. Get on an antibiotic. Until then there is “throat tea”’ by twinnings or one of hose at the market. Put Rae honey and lemon and ginger root and drink it several times a day.
.Wow today i feel so tired and weak.i’ve been sneezing a lot and get that annoying cough sometimes at night. I don’t know if I’m fighting something off or just totally wiped out for radiation finishing after Thanksgiving.. i didn’t even feel up to going downstairs for breakfast,. Just feel to tired to move.
Saying high to @chicagoan . @betrayal thinking of @micmel @candy-678 @goldensrbest @intolight …….stay warm and restful.🩵
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Between coughing fits, slept pretty well, not feeling to bad, still hungry for food. Did call in sick for Herceptin and cancelled Paratransit. They wanted me to go to the walk in clinic but told them no due to snowfall and mobile issues. She did not like it but at 54 if there is something I do not want to handle, it is being in a walk in clinic trying to get there myself. Appointments can be moved up. Did not feel like infecting people on the Paratransit.
Mostly dealing with persistent cough, turning to a more dry cough. Treating with honey as I am tired of cough syrup. I am also drinking a boatload of water. Though the cough sucks, I know to allow it to happen to remove icky stuff from chest. Oh well, other than coughing I am feeling alright, still have a healthy appetite. Not sure what I want to have yet, got a ton of food to choose from. I feel like lentils may replace beans for me in the air fryer unless I chop up the beans with cheese and do them in the air fryer, that could be good too. I will see what I wish to do a lot of choices to be had. I do enjoy the frozen burger from Walmart, grease was wiped off and out of air fryer easily.
Today decided on Kraft Dinner, added some sour cream vs butter. Decided to add some riced veggies to it. Added the cheese package and went back and forth stirring the mix, I also added some queso too. I will see how it comes together.
Not sure what to have later. Found older tortillas in the container that holds my instant pot and air fryer, not moldy so figure that they are usable for other purposes or to make crunchy stuff. I will post if I think it is good.
Hope everyone is having a good day, and in pockets for all.
Re: Birads 5 with calcification
Hi @lisat8228
I'm from Austria and had the same classification on 16/07/2025
Startet chemo in Taxol on 08/08
Now on EC (like AC).
With the taxol ist was the same for me 2hour of full energy than so tired that I had to go to couch immediately 😅
Sometimes for just 15min sometimes for 2hours.
The the energy was back.
I'm39 years old.
With taxol its standard to get befor the chemo a stetoide infusion.
So I was high the day after chemo (but no sleep the day before!),
And on the 2nd and sometimes also the 3rd day I was a little bit more tired, but afterwards it was better till the next chemo.
I got 11times taxol (1 treatment I had to skip because of an infect..)
Since Thursday this week I got EC and yesterday my first Neuladta too… premeditated... I'm not happy with it because with Taxol my blood was always in the norm and I would have preferred to wait and see what effects the EC causes. And than, in case of evidence to start a blood treatment....
But I can sooo feel with you - I read all your comments till July and also for me the waitig was horror (my fist tasting the tumor was on 26/05 my ultrasound/mammography on 01/07 and than all of the staging. I was also birads 5. Now I'm between 3/4
MRT showed also supposed tumor in my breastbone but Szinti not... Than the wanted to do PET CT too but I had CT from Abdomen ecc before and my oncologist said that for the treatment it will make no difference…so I denied it.
But now the end is near! 6 weeks (hopefully!) left for me.
On 22/12 I have my next MRI.
Mri befor Ec on tuesday showed a reduction of my tumor from 5 to 2,6cm after taxol and no more lymphnodes infected.
My family prayes a lot for me and about 60 friends - believers - that helps me. Otherwise I don't now how I can survive this...
Knowing that God has everything in control is the best calming for me.
And as you wrote: I was so down after the diagnosis that I didn't do any sport for 3months. With chemo I started with walking and now trying to do every 2nd day some Pilates.
Sry for the long post 😅
Its one of my no-sleep nights…
All the best for you.
Wish you Gods blessings and send you Psalm 46
new diagnosis
I was recently diagnosed with her2 negative metastatic breast cancer stage 4 that is not in breast but now in bronchial, bone , abdomen , pelvis. I have been coughing a full year. Had breast cancer stage 1b in 2020. So recurrence.
Wonderful Pulmonologist was one that finally found what was wrong through lung biopsy ! Went through Multiple tests! Multiple specialists trying to figure out what was causing cough! Had pneumonia too. Even had a normal mammogram! Bloodwork came back normal previous months before and tumor marker bloodwork was 38 in March of this year . Now TM is 75 and recently 100
New Oncologist is starting me on letrazole and kascali (don't know if i spelled correctly) I have a cough that doesn't quit but is changing. I am in pain in multiple places/fatigue . I have been prescribed hydrocodone for pain. I am concerned about my loss of appetite! I weigh 110! I previously was 135 pounds5 ft 6inches tall ! It's been a very difficult time. Does my prognosis not look good or will treatment help me gain weight and have an appetite again and feel better??. I have felt pretty crappy for a full year! Frustrated it took a year for doctors to diagnose. My muscle tone is basically wasting away! I am 64!I have minimal support system on these concerns. Not comfortable joining a big support group locally. Please help……anyone else have input?
apple61
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
hi friends! You’ll get a kick out of this. I DID join the starting chemo in December group. I am the ONLY ONE THERE.
so can y’all sub in for a while on my questions?
carole - I am SO IMPRESSED by your ambition! Cleaning carpets is so far from my mind right now… enjoy your golf! It looks like a beautiful picture postcard here we’re getting an inch or two every day here right now, crisp and crunchy under your feet, darkly in the light, makes the world so sweetly silent. Our snow here is teeny flakes that you could sweep with a sidewalk broom. It’s like powdered sugar. Almost like the beach at siesta key - only way colder and no waves.
Petite - welp, I’m right there with you I live in a 120 year old home and one of the cabinet doors came unjoined at a trim connection and just fell off the other day, so we are paying a guy to fix in and rip the shag carpet out of the master bedroom (previous owner’s cat pee inspired my cat - not safe for chemo even with carpet shampooing my home will also be a chaos nightmare for a very short while.
Canary - would you like to come visit and fix up my house? I am terribly short of the skills to DIY it, but I am an excellent gardener, I do some watercolor, and I’m a great cook! Labor swap? You’d be really well fed!!
first chemo yesterday - keytruda, carbo, taxol. In at 7am, out at 11:30. Not bad, with labs and all. And the outpatient pharmacy delivers to your chemo suite, which is super nice. Well staffed, efficient, very clean. (I’m a nurse - this is the stuff that tells you a LOT about how care is).
I’m getting my port Thursday. Since I’m at a university cancer center, I keep expecting to be treated by fellows and residents, but so far it’s all clinical professors. My IR doc who’s putting in the port, finished up two fellowships in the 2010s.
No side effects so far. I was burpy last night and took a Zofran before bed just in case.
so far, things are kinda sorta well in hand.
Love to you all.
marti
My daughter in the corn at the pumpkin patch…
Re: Repeat surgeries? Please share your experience -
Hoping more people post in this. I am going in for reconstruction on left implant after recurrence with rads 2nd time around. Right implant looks, feels great. Left side that got roasted is hard as a rock and climbing up my chest towards my shoulder. Hoping to clean out scar tissue, replace and redo with just similar match to right side. I do NOT want to do a flap (from my poor back muscle or God knows where else). Dr is giving this 50 - 80% chance of matching or improvement. Oh hell, and I'm going to be 46 so happy birthday to me...I'm getting a chin / lower face lift to boot. Feel like the last 5 yrs show on my face bad and I'm getting the family jowls. Hell with this...you only live once!
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