What to expect from treatment and ways to cope with side effects.
First time post. Thank you for any input. I apologize if I’m not describing this correctly and am too long winded in my description. I am 60 years old and was diagnosed initially with DCIS (Grade 3, ER, PR negative) Stage IIA, but have some invasive component as I had one positive lymph node following biopsy. Lymph node…
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I am seven years post radiation therapy on my right breast. I am very active and work out regularly. I have had very few issues. All my mammograms have been normal except showing fibrosis of the right breast. I was discharged early from my cancer doctors because I was not able to tolerate Hormone Therapy. Over the several…
I have terrible blisters on my chest wall. Stopped using aquaphor using recommended calendula. Going to see about using silver sulfadiazine. Calling nurses tomorrow. Don’t want it all to get infected ugh. Go back to work Monday. I feel like they are open sores now - very uncomfortable. They said it would be the worst at…
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Hi, I'm new here. My biopsy result was DCIS stage 0. A lumpectomy was performed, my surgeon said no further surgery is needed. Radiation is next but the thought of five days a week for six weeks depresses me. Has anyone did the acceleration radiation? I could handle that to shorten treatment. Can we firmly request it or…
UPDATE 5/31/2024: Had double mastectomy 4/25. Great news. Path report showed clear margins! Thank God. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Haven't been able to visit my husband in Memory Care but will go this Sunday with my daughter. He is going downhill more rapidly. So sad to watch my once strong Marine going…
I am having a mastectomy next month on my right breast, the lump is 3 to 5mm and I am a b cup. They are planning to do the reconstruction at the same time so I need to decide which I want, implant or flap from my tummy if i have enough fat. I don't know yet if I'm having radiotherapy after, they are taking out a lymp node…
I was diagnosed with DCIS stage 0 in July / 24. I had a lumpectomy in 8/24 and I just started radiation on10/9/24. Luckily I only have to have 5 sessions . I am HR / PR Negative so I won’t have to take any medication. When I did my radiation yesterday Later in the day I noticed I was sore and had a swollen lymph node . Was…
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