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Post-Op Pathology Feels Like Being Diagnosed All Over Again
Last year June (2021) I noticed a dent in my right breast and upon inspection I found a lump. Was diagnosed with stage 2A IDC as there were a few lymph nodes involved. All tests showed that the tumour was 1.3cm. I underwent chemo August-November and it showed that it shrunk to 0.8cm. I then had a mastectomy on Jan 6 2022…
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Newly Diagnosed A Month Ago
I was diagnosed with IDC right breast the middle of December. I met with my surgeon Dec 22 and then the Radiation doc and MO this month. My surgeon ordered an MRI and wouldn’t you know, it showed a suspicious area on left breast that didn’t show on mammo due to density. I had an US last week and now they want to biopsy the…
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Collagen powder
hi, is collagen good or bad to take when breast cancer is hormone driven? i am loving the results of collagen, but if it might make my risk of recurrence higher I would rather go without. Has anyone discussed the use of collagen with their oncologist?
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New Lump
I am 56 years old and was diagnosed with IDC, grade 3, tumour 3.8 cm, hormone positive and ER-, oncotype 23, 1 lymph node positive. I had a mastectomy on November 25. Yesterday I noticed a solid 2 c.m. lump had appeared on the surgical site. I went to my doctor who thought it was just a bone but they told me I could get an…
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Just got pathology back
Hello All - Had my lumpectomy on Jan 3rd. Going in I was diagnosed with Stage 1 IDC, ER+/PR+ HER2- (FISH) with a tumor around 1.8cm. Got my pathology report and they did find that it had spread to the lymph nodes stage IIA: STAGE: T 1c, N 1a, M 0, The report states Total number of lymph nodes examined 5, Number of Sentinel…
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Confused about post surgery pathology
I received my post lumpectomy pathology report yesterday. It is worse than I hoped for and I am confused about what to do. Should I seek a second Onc. opinion? The biopsy showed a 1.8 CM Grade 2, Stage 1 tumor. From what I can read, the IDC is 2.2 mm with embedded DCIS " of equal value." I assume meaning it is 50/50? Both…
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New lump one year after initial diagnosis
Hi! Just need somewhere to release some stress! I was diagnosed with IDC one year ago at age 46. I had a lumpectomy, then re-excision when the margins were positive. Margins were still positive after second surgery. I had five weeks of radiation and am now on daily tamoxifen. One year after my initial diagnosis, to the…
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Recently diagnosed
Wondering if there has been anyone in the same condition has me. Age 56 and received diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma. 3.8 cm tumour, grade 3, one lymph node positive, estrogen positive, progesterone positive, HR 2-. My oncotype score came back 23. I am in the grey area where the benefits of chemo are slight but not…
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Weekly taxol teatment for Stage 1 Her2 Positive BC
UPDATED: I met with the oncologist this morning and asked her about TCH. She agreed that it might be a better option with similar survival rates as the ACTH while removing potential heart damage risk and blood clotting. It will be 6 treatments, once every 3 weeks. I think I am more comfortable with this treatment than the…
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After-surgery Decisions to Make
Hi, I'm Jo. 72 yrs old and already a lung cancer survivor (segmentectomy, no rads or chemo and follow up scans are clear so far). Diagnosed with invasive ductal cancer, hormone positive, HER negative in November. Lumpectomy three weeks ago removed 9 mm tumor; path report good - no cancer found in the margins. Since…