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Pain and sensations months after lumpectomy
I had a lumpectomy of my 1 cm lump and 5 lymph nodes. There’s been some new pain and all kinds of sensations recently. It’s disconcerting. Could it be nerve endings healing? Anyone else had this
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Iron Infusion—have you had one?
Hello Friends: I had a phone appt with my MO today. We talked about my blood work. My iron deficiency panel is just not changing much. My ferritin hasn’t gone above 27. It’s 16 now. She said it should be around 100.My body isn't absorbing iron so she is ordering a iron infusion. Have any of you had iron infusions? Are…
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AC-T versus TC Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Starting this conversation to hear peoples thoughts on TC v AC-T as adjuvant therapy for ER/PR+ HER2-. Stage 2B. grade 2. 2.3cm tumour and micromets in the 1 sentinel node removed (surprise). Have very good health history prior (as in no health issues), no cardiovascular issues, age 43 pre-menopausal. Met with oncologist…
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Treatment “grey area”
Hi everyone. I'm confused about a treatment meeting with my MO today and am curious about similar experiences. At the appointment we went over my Oncotype report, and apparently my scores put me in the grey zone for treatment options. So for reference, I'm 49 and premenopausal. My Oncotype score was 17 but it showed no…
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Hormone therapy or not if bad side effects
5 months now on Letrozole…post 20 radiation treatments after removal of 1 cm invasive ductal carcinoma, oncotype 17 and no nodes positive but high grade all markers. The severe hot flashes are back and with adrenaline rushes that keep me from falling quickly back to sleep. Been awake every 1-2 hrs for years now with hot…
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Newly diagnosed & frustrated
so, I’m new here. Hi. I’m 37, I was diagnosed on January 26th by reading my own pathology report, the lab emailed me the results before the Dr called. I was diagnosed with IDC, ER+/PR+ both at 100% HER2- and grade 3 on the left side. I met with a surgical oncologist within the same hospital system, but is technically An…
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Your opinions/ideas please
Hi All! New here and would like your help. My diagnosis is/was IDC, Both Hor +, Her2-, Grade 1 and with slow growth. I am 44. Removal of one or both breasts was never needed as a slow growth/slow spread tumor and no indications it's anywhere. Had my lumpectomy with sentinel node removal (2 nodes removed) a week ago. Got my…
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Multicentric IDC node positive
hi all, Greetings to All of You Beautiful People I've been lurking around the website for a little and I've learned so many good things from first-person accounts of what's going on with them I was wondering if anybody can help me with a couple of questions that I have. I just had my lumpectomy where they took out two…
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neoadjuvant chemotherapy for IDC ER+/PR+, HER2- and 19 oncotype
I have a 4cm tumor up against my skin. I will need a mastectomy but I have differing opinions from two excellent teams on the next steps for treatment. Opinion 1: Complete neoadjuvant chemotherapy to improve the margins and get it off my skin. Opinion 2: Move forward with surgery first and remove the skin. The team…
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MRI Screening
I have a new oncologist who I love. He ordered an MRI as I have dense breasts. Due to renal issues, he agreed to do the MRI without contrast. My breast surgeon also agreed with him and said it is not a great regular screening tool due to some worries of the potential for gadolinium accumulation in the brain. I have read…
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Removing the “ good breast “ pros va cons
hi. So newly diagnosed with a party of tumors in my left breast. So that bad guy is coming off. Being offered to do the second one as well but on one hand seems sort of drastic. Any advice on making this decision
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Reconstruction
I will have my left breast removed this month. Has anyone done the reconstruction the same time after the removal? and haw was it