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Implant exchange 10+ years later
Hello fellow survivors. I’m now 10 years out from my reconstructive implant surgery and it’s time for implant exchange. Since surgery, I’ve moved more than 4 hours from my plastic surgeon and am considering seeing a surgeon nearby. So, I’m wondering do I need to look for someone who specializes in breast reconstruction…
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Finished Verzenio but having problems
I finished act chemo, Masectomy, radiation then two years of Verzenio - September 2024. Still on Zoladex and Femara. Since stopping verzenio, the most concerning issue is slightly elevated alt and ast - 50 and 70 at this point but ultra sound and mri without contrast show no Mets. Also, It has taken about 5 months for my…
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Wish you still had cancer?
Is it common to have the thought that i wouldn't care too much if i had a recurrence? That i want to stop my meds? Does anyone ever think this? Is it weird to bring up? I've been looking at my life since diagnosis, treatment, remission, and daily preventive maintenance. Maybe treatment and losing my hair was much easier…
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7 yrs after lumpectomy
I finished br treatment in 2017 and my oncologist moved away so I haven't been to a cancer Dr since. I have had regular mammos, that have all been normal. Now, 7 years later, my left breast is considerably bigger 42 DDD than the rt, and I have been having terrible lower back pain on left side. I'm thinking that I should…
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Thyroid Cancer
I wasn’t sure where to post I could just use support. I finished treatment in October 2015. IDC, lumpectomy, chemo, rads. Actually the last couple years I’ve really felt my body heal from everything I went through. I was in a good space mentally and physically. The last few months though I’ve been having trouble…
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Her2+ treatment and latent cardiac dysfunction/abnormal GLS
Hello. I was treated for stage T1cN1aM0 triple positive starting in March 2015 with lumpectomy, TCH chemo and left-side radiation including a 'boost' to the axillary. No recurrence to date, thankfully. My oncologist states my lifelong risk for a recurrence at 2%. I have had inherited mildly high cholesterol, now in…
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Transitioning to a Different Normal After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Transitioning to a Different Normal After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis October 11, 2024 Grief counselor Kelly Grosklags helps Melissa Jenkins moderate a special Virtual Community Meetup on moving to a different normal after being diagnosed with breast cancer. A breast cancer diagnosis is a trauma, both physically and…
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Sports bra recommendations
Hi there, Does anyone have suggestions for a sports bra they love? I had a lumpectomy, some lymph nodes removed, and radiation last year. Overall, I'm doing really well but the surgery area is still sensitive. I bought the only "sports bra" that our local bc garment store had to offer. It's perfect for day to day (comfy…
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Neuropathy?
Hello everyone, Breast cancer 17mm discovered in November 2023, Her2+++, surgery in December 2023, 3 chemo ec then 12 taxols (finished in June 2024), 18 radiotherapy sessions and on Tamoxifene since August. I still have neuropathy in my 2 feet and 2 fingers on each hand. It gets worse with the cold. What bothers me are the…
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HORMONES
I had breast cancer in 2011 and had double mastectomy and completed chemo in 2012. Several years after I had to go back taking compounded Progesterone and Estrogen because I had so many issues physically and emotionally since getting medically put in Menopause at the age of 40 in 2011 and now I'm 53 yrs old. I also take…