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Daughter BC Mets Ovaries- Help
Help My step daughters BC has now been found in her ovaries. She meets with her MO this Friday. What should we be asking! She had a lumpectomy, 3 years later a bilateral mastectomy, ovary removed last week and Monday they called to say BC metastasized. Ugh. Thank you Yall have helped me over the years
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IDC in dermis — what stage does that mean?
Hi everyone—I'm posting on behalf of my wife. She recently had a recurrence of IDC in two places. The first tumor was not actually a recurrence but thought to be a residual from tissue not taken during her single mx. That first tumor had a mix of DCIS and IDC so our onc explained that it still is contained within the Brest…
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Staging tests being done tomorrow:(
A little over a week ago I went to my breast surgeon to have a lump checked under my arm. Same side as my previous cancer 7 years ago. After ultrasound and immediate biopsy it came back positive for IDC. ER+ PR- Her2 undetermined. The grade is 3 though which is why I am so nervous. I have a CT scan of chest abdomen and…
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Lymphoma
hello.. I am a 9 1/2 year breast cancer survivor. After an MRI, pet scan, liver biopsy (inconclusive) endoscopy, CT of abdomen I am going to have an endoscopic ultrasound biopsy of some swollen lymph nodes near my liver area. The uptake SUV was 7.2 in this area and my oncologist is concerned that it may be lymphoma. Still…
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I have a question for my mom
My mom just diagnosed with recurrence and we are waiting for the PET scan to see if it’s local or there is Mets the doctor is saying it’s unlikely to be Mets as the biopsy result shows ki67 is 10 % and The tumor size if 10mm my mom still worries and she is asking if they believe there is no Mets why they are doing a PET…
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Any advice, same breast 2 yrs later, small nodule near surface
So 2 yrs after my stage 1 left breast cancer treated with partial mastectomy and radiation daily for 3 weeks, to my surprise what seemed like a minor small nodule in same left breast, was just found cancerous. My Dr says surface ones like this tend to be aggressive, I am afraid to search the internet to confirm this. Just…
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Local Recurrence, high platelets, what does it mean
Hi Everyone, I really should be working but I'm waiting to hear from Dr.... So after reading some posts and feeling less alone, I thought I would reach out to see if anyone had any thoughts: I am almost 5 years out from initial dx- Lft Breast, IDC stage 1B HER2+, ER+ super weak, and PR-, micromastetic in sentinel node…
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5 years out and now liver mets
Hi all, After just over 5 years from my initial diagnosis, I received word today that my liver has "over a dozen" lesions. I haven't had a biopsy but I talked to my oncologist and she said they definitely appear metastatic to her. I feel fine but had scans because I'm taking part in a clinical trial where they looked for…
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22 Year DCIS Survivor-Just diagnosed with IDC
***Uodate*** I saw breast surgeon and oncologist Tuesday. Clinical stage is 1A which is great although I realize this could change. I'm going for genetic testing next week, waiting for MRI on both breasts, then surgery in mid June. Right now, I have to have mastectomy on left breast as I cannot have radiation again. I may…
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Should I sue?
-Started chemotherapy on 4/2021 -Finished 7/2021. MRI of chest showed everything is clear and was told by former oncologist that I am in remission. -Had a fall on August 2021: MRI showed lesions on my hips and a lump the size of an acorn on my sacrum. Bone biopsy results showed it is adenocarcinoma metatastasis with…
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Recurrence after 10 years
hello lovelies Well such terrible news. I had lobular ten years ago just about to celebrate getting to ten yearsthen due to back pain and tummy pain had pet/ct which shows ten bone Mets big one base of spine, Mets to chest wall, retroperitineal - GP thinks it will be stage 4. I'm seeing my oncologist in two days will let…
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HELP. I am so scared.
Just had 6 yr post diagnosis mammo and wound up having a biopsy that same day due to pleomorphic calcifications found near original site. Rad strongly suspects DCIS again. I am not doing well mentally. I am terrified of having a recurrence. It means that the original treatment didn't work. So how can I stop it now? Had…
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DCIS Recurrence diagnosed today
Here I go again - back on the research and reading train. Just re-diagnosed with DCIS Grade 3 ER- this time (last time was ER+). Nurse navigator seemed confused because it was different. Are recurrences usually the same? (2.5 years since first DCIS) Stinks to get it again - but I'm thankful it's just DCIS, at least for…
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test results know but waiting to see doctor
I had a PET yesterday because of back pain i had been having. Bone scan only indicated an area of concern in my sacrum. PET says multiple mets. Area with most uptake was sacrum, and L3,4,5 Also femurs, both humerus, sternum and possible node/cyst on liver. The mind is a powerful thing I guess. I felt relatively normal…
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Yale or MSK for recurrence
I am having a hard time making a decision. I met with a surgeon at Yale and am scheduled to meet with one at MSK. Has anyone had any experience with a Dr Zanieski at Yale or a Dr Barrio at MSK? I was also considering Dana Farber but am having some insurance issues with them. MSK of course has an outstanding reputation and…
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Core needle biopsy report
Hey, So I got my biopsy report back and it says under final diagnosis: Metastatic breast carcinoma, ductal, grade 3/3. Does this mean stage lV ?
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Bone scan shows uptakes at ribs
My mother was just diagnosed with ILC. Biopsied tumor is on the left side. Skin and chest wall are involved so the oncologist is trying to determine metastases now. He ordered a bone scan and chest/abdomen/pelvis CT. Bone scan shows 2 focal mild to moderate uptakes on 2 of the right ribs. Without CT correlate. Impression…
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Recently Diagnosed IDC , Stage 4, Bone Mets
Hi, I am age 34. I had multiple lumps in my left breast since childhood and was continuing a yearly scan since 2017 which shown them stable and benign, tbe lumps were non painful. Married in 2011 I have total of 3 kids. In March 2019 I was blessed with a baby girl (my 3rd kid). In January 2020 During feeding my kid, i felt…
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14 years after TNBC Im facing possible liver mets
14 years ago I had triple negative medullary carcinoma, you can see from my signature everything I had. Last week we thought I had gallbladder issues or kidney stones, had a CT and the radiology report was horrifying when I read it. They found a very large mass on my liver with suspected lymph node involvement and a few…
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On a roller coaster - An incidental finding
I guess most can relate to the roller coaster effect between suspicion of recurrence/metastasis and diagnosis/treatment plan. After 9 years remission......... I have had hip pain for almost a year, from what is believably a pressure injury. Recently switched to new pain Dr for different/better? approach to pain. Pelvic MRI…
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Shadow in chest is recurrence
Hi I am due to have a CT scan biopsy of a 29mm shadow in chest tomorrow. Having been told 50/50 chance, they have said this morning that it is highly likely to be Mets and not operable. I have 3 teenagers and a fully supportive family. Positives: small mass and no evidence yet of other mets although I haven't had a full…
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Second diagnosis--over this
I already posted on the worried about recurrence forum, but unfortunately here I am. I'm over this. New tumor in the old surgical area from last time. I'm planning to get UMX, but they are sending me through the scanning pipeline because I feel icky a lot of the time and want to make sure there's nothing else wrong. I'm…
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Wow, I *really* don't want to be in this group
I hate being back on this board. I had DCIS 10 years ago, and had really moved on with my life. Married, two kids, pandemic puppy, doing life and not thinking about cancer *at all*. I was sure, in fact, that the lump I found a month ago was going to be nothing.... but it wasn't nothing. It was 6mm of IDC, ER+/PR+ HER2-.…
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Recurrence close to tumor site?
I had a skin sparing/nipple sparing double mastectomy last January. I also had ALND on right, radiation to chest wall, axilla, and supraclavicular nodes. About a month ago I found a red spot on my breast. A few weeks ago, I felt a thick ridge under the red spot, which has not gone away. This is about 1 o’clock position, 2…
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Need help - recurrence after six months?
Hi everyone My wife was diagnosed with Stage 1A IDC in September 2020. She had a single mx. Largest tumor was 2mm, 5 nodes checked, all negative. Er, Pr positive. Oncotype score of 11. The other day she noticed a lump in the same breast (tissue area above the implants)with the mx—lump is about 2cm. Biopsy yesterday and…
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2nd local Recurrence - Risks/Benefits WBR?
Hello all, I'd really like to hear from older women who have had a 2nd local recurrence or new cancer in a reconstructed breast and what treatments they have had. Also, any relevant studies on the risks and benefits of WBR in a second local recurrence. I'm particularly interested in the correlation between a second local…
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13 years cancer free found out today it’s back need help
at age 37 no family history I was diagnosed with stage2 Er+PR+ her 2 neg breast cancer in the left breast had lumpectomy with 6 lymph nodes removed. followed by a bilateral mastectomy due to margins not being clear . Underwent multiple surgeries to reconstruct with complications. Took tamoxifen for 5 years. Still have…
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3rd dx. help please!
Hello Everyone so glad to have found this group I’m just needing some support and hope I had my original DX in 2005 and Drs performed mastectomy and Arimidex I then had local recurrence In lymph nodes in 2008 and underwent chemo & radiation with aroma tase inhibitors I am now facing a Mets situation and am soooo scared and…
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Recurrence 1 year later
Hi there I have a few questions about my pathology report. The cancer was found in an auxiliary lymph node. What does tumours cells form cords as well as tubular structures mean? Also, there was no cancer found in the breast, however the specimen was described as “florid”. What does that mean? Tests for microorganisms are…
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surviving a recurrence
3 yrs ago in Dec I was diagnosed with a recurrence in 10/14 axilla. Jan of 2016 had surgery for ALND, full hysterectomy followed by 25 rds of full rads, 4 Taxotere. I may never be or feel in the clear, but if I could go back in time and say to myself, you'll have 3 yrs NED ...what encouragement that would have been! Zometa…