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ALP is getting high after chemo. It never go back to normal and My MO wasn’t concern. I went to Bone specialist and he found that it’s coming from Bone. I freak out. I am getting bone scan. I don’t have any symptoms. Any similar situations?
Wow, I have been gone from this site for so long I had a hard time figuring out where things were! This place was a godsend, and every time I start to worry about something, the ladies here have always helped, and I tried to do the same. History - I was diagnosed with Stage IIB back in 2009, had bmx, ACT chemo, radiation,…
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I'm just about 1 year out from my Stage 1 diagnosis. Had a double mastectomy last July with reconstruction. Tissue expanders were exchanged for implants in November. Had to have a bit of fat grafting/scar revision this past April. Just after this last surgery, I felt a small lump just above my implant. At the time, I…
Hi all, Has anyone experienced mild swelling or a feeling of heaviness in the breast as a symptom of local recurrence? No pain, redness or itching, but something just feels “off”. Laying on my back feels like something kind of heavy it sitting on my treated breast. Already have yearly mammo and US next week and will…
I was nervous just coming up on five years, and then my sonogram was inconclusive which caused days of fear, and then the second reading found a mass just by my nipple (on the good side) and enlarged lymph nodes (on my surgery side). Now I need a biopsy and an axillary aspiration and the soonest appointment is next Monday.…
I have been getting mammograms every 6 months for about 5 years now and every other time they use contrast enhanced dye. In all that time, I was never recalled for further diagnostic imaging… until now. I’m a bit stressed to say the least. How often have you guys been recalled? Has the outcome always been good? Did it end…
Hi, I was diagnosed early 2020 with Stage 1A IDC with ITC’s in one node, HR+ IDC. I had a DMX, and 3 years of zoladex and letrozole. I was having really bad bone pain and tried different AI’s. They were worse. My MO felt it was ok to try tamoxifen. That was unbearable for me. I was happy to go back to the AI but my dr…
Hello, I am a breast cancer patient and i have a question. What are the symptoms of brain metases? Constant ear pain, sometimes with headaches, could indicate of the brain mets symptoms? thanks, a lot
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