Managing life after a breast cancer diagnosis, including rediscovering intimacy, coping with fear of recurrence, reconnecting relationships, sharing hobbies and interests, and finding inspiration in daily life.
November 11, 2024 I had a routine Mammogram. December 4th they did a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. December 30th I had a biopsy and was diagnosed with intermediate DCIS. January 21 2025 I had a lumpectomy but they didn’t get clear margins so I had a re-excision on February 5th. After healing I had radiation 5 days a…
This is half just a venting post, and half a serious question about life after….. So I am in my mid-late 40s, BRCA1+, and have had BC twice in my lifetime (first time in my early 30s, second time this year; I've also had risk-reducing gyn surgery). Both times I've done AC/T chemo and radiation in addition to surgery. This…
Hello I was diagnosed in 2019 with Stage 2, Her2+ breast cancer in my right breast. Mastectomy, chemo and herceptin treatment followed and was successful. The planned herceptin treatment was interrupted just over half way through thanks to the pandemic, but no recurrence - so far, so good. Thanks to the pandemic, I never…
Hello all ~ I am seeking some in put concerning Aloe Vera Supplements. I was diagnosed in 2018 with Stage 1 ER/PR positive breast cancer. It was discovered early to which I am incredibly grateful. I had a lumpectomy and four weeks of radiation therapy, followed by four years of estrogen blockers. I also have interstitial…
I had a single mastectomy last year and my 7yr old son knows, but has never seen the scar. I sleep with a little soft boob pillow in a tank top to keep up the illusion of shape, but it's just a little insert thing that they gave me at the hospital to wear post op. I think I want to keep sleeping with something in for a few…
I am facing my last treatment for triple positive breast cancer next Thursday. I had heard that ending treatment can be difficult and I have been trying to prepare myself by building other support outside my care team. However, I find that the biggest problem is the reckoning with what has happened to me. There have been 5…
Hi, I am new here so I hope I am doing this correctly. I had cancer and treatment in 2013 and had taxol. I had bad neuropathy for a few years after, took gabapentin which helped reduce pain and went off the medication because I was ok. I have had the neuropathy- mostly pain-sometimes since then like once a month. The last…
I'm just wondering if anyone else feels like me. I was diagnosed in 2018, had the DMX, followed by chemo, and then monoclonal antibodies, finishing up in September, 2019. I'm still on letrozole and trying to get my feet on the ground after pretty much shutting my career down while I was in treatment. During 2019 I was…
Hello all, I finished my last radiation treatment on April 27 and promptly dislocated my right shoulder (the side where I had my mastectomy and radiation) in the hospital parking lot when a car backed up and tapped my hip (seriously didn't hit hard enough to justify the word hit). At first I seemed to be recovering well,…
I'm still under a ton of snow, and it's only 9 degrees today, but I just signed up for our county's Master Gardening program. Now I can't wait to dig in the dirt. I have little knowledge and hope these classes help. I love flowers and plants but do not have a clue what to do with them. I'd love to hear from others who…
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