A place to talk about how your diagnosis has affected you after active treatment ends. Discuss long-term side effects, fears and joys, silver linings and other ways your diagnosis has impacted your life.
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thought I would start this thread to give those who were diagnosed in 2017 or underwent treatments in 2017 a common place to share our lives and adventures Welcome to all. Together we can learn from each other, lean on each other, and celebrate the good moments in life
Hey Everyone, Here is a place to keep sharing between meetups. Warmly, The Mods
Hi Friends: I thought I’d post a update on myself 6 1/2 years after my stage 1, grade 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma diagnosis. I chose to only have surgery. I did not go on hormone blocking drugs. I chose not to have radiation. I’m doing very well! What was my treatment plan post cancer? I try to eat as plant based as I can.…
Hi all. Suddenly, I had 2 bruise-like marks on my side directly to the right of my right breast. They were about the size of a silver dollar. This is the breast that had a lumpectomy. The bruises were red and irregular. They did not hurt or itch. I had not bumped myself. The bruises have slowly faded. In addition, the…
I finished my course of Tamoxifen and few weeks ago (yay!) and just ended my first post-Tamoxifen period. Now I'm having some abnormal discharge, and also there's what looks like a pimple in my healthy breast. I have a doctor appointment to get it checked out, but while I'm waiting has anyone had weird stuff happen while…
I posted about this 5 years ago, and never received a response from anyone who could relate. I hoped I'd "outgrow" this sensation, but that's not the case. So I'm circling back now, after discussing this at my annual check-up. Has anyone experienced hyper-sensitivity after a double mastectomy? Specifically, along the bra…
I was diagnosed in 8/2022. Not 100% sure of Stage, 1) because the whole Stage thing causes me additional anxiety and 2) I had Neoadjuvant chemo so I think the “official stage” is the one after chemotherapy. I think my final staging was IIA but not sure. Anyway, in left breast I had intermediate IDC ER/PR +; HER 2 negative…
Since I was diagnosed I have absolutely had my perceptions change. I see life completely different. Things I let slide by are now things I want to get rid of. I've noticed I've cut a lot of people out of my life since this. I feel like I love the people close to me more and am more accepting of their perceived "flaws".…
Charlene, I spoke with my girlfriend and she IS licensed in Pennsylvania (it's where she is originally from). She'd love to help you out. Let me know if you're interested. I can give you her info. Jodi
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