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Cats, cats, cats
a thread for crazy cat ladies! I thought maybe just pics of your own cats, and if there's not enough then just any old cat you can find! I have 8. Technically only 5 are mine, the others think they live here. Mostly because I feed them with everybody else and they never seem to leave!
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Should I skip recommended radiation?
I am grade 3 DCIS ER/PR negative and had a lumpectomy. My surgeon mentioned that I needed to take radiation due to high grade. He referred me to a radiation oncologist, whom I met this morning. The oncologist said my recurrence rate is 20 to 25%, and radiation can reduce it to be less than 10%. The side effects include…
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In the Awful Waiting Period Between a BIRADS 4 Mammogram and a Biopsy
Hi folks… As the title suggests, I'm in the dreaded limbo-land between tests. I have dense breasts, and this was not my first time being called back for a follow-up mammogram. It was, however, the first time I was called back for something other than the density mucking up the images. This time, it was for tightly grouped…
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A place to talk death and dying issues
This post is for those of us with concerns and issues about death and dying to talk about them. IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE IT, THAN GO TO A DIFFERENT POST PLEASE. We do not need people telling us to live life or to hear that other people have lived a long time, we have concerns. We are living life and would like for our…
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PET-CT scans after node recurrence (and while on Verzenio)?
Hi everyone. Looking for some advice from all you wise, brave folks. I had IDC 18 years ago; ER+, PR+, HER2 neg/double mastectomy/chemo/tamox/negative sentinel nodes. A year ago was diagnosed with an aggressive axillary node recurrence; surgery to remove 8 nodes, 4 pos, 4 neg. Went on letrozole, had radiation, now 9 months…
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Recurrent Breast Issue
Forgive the longer post. I'll try to be as concise as possible. To preface, I am non-lactating due to having a hysterectomy in 2019. I am 36 years old. Back in 2022, I had an excisional biopsy for a fibroadenoma in my left breast. About one month later, I developed a seroma and had it drained. Fast forward to 2024, I…
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Focal architectural distortion
Hi All, i need some advice to help me stop from spiralling out of control. Thanks in advance for your guidance. I am 40 years old. My screening mammogram identified a focal asynmetry (BI RADS 0) in my left breast. The followup diagnostic mammogram said focal architectural distortion 12 o clock centrally 5 cm from the…
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Stereotactic biopsy
i have IDC and was suppose to have surgery on the 28th. The day before, my surgeon called to cancel. There are suspicious microcalcifications that we want to test first. On the 29th I had an MRI and was suppose to have a stereotactic biopsy on the 10th. Today the nurse called to say they want to do it sooner. She will call…
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March/April 2025 Surgery Support Thread
Please gather here to get and give support. Feel free to share your type of surgery, date, and let us know how you're preparing and how you're doing post-surgery. We're all here for you!
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Scheduled for Surgery May 2025? Gather here for support!
Add to the discussion below to share your scheduled surgery date, type of surgery, what you're doing to prepare, ask any questions you have about what to expect, share your experience after surgery, how you're recovering, tips to help others recover, products and other practical advice for those coming after you. We're all…
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Familial history of BC and risk
I had stage 1 idc at 47 successfully treated, and a cousin had dcis. I’m concerned about my adult daughter’s risk, especially since she has dense breasts. She will get her first mammogram this year, but does an MRI every other year help detect problems sooner? Are oral contraceptives risky, or only after a diagnosis?
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What does local recurrence after mastectomy look like?
Hi, what are the various ways that a local recurrence after mastectomy could look like?
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Watched 2 years and now possible dcis plus invasive?
I had a bout of 1/8" dcis five years ago that was mid grade. Had lumpectomy good margins, but no rads as surgeon said it was too small and if it came back they could not radiate again. Ok, so fast forward 3 years, got another bout of tiny 1/8" dcis same area. Pathology was still dcis but higher grade. Surgeon wanted me on…
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Starting Chemo May 2025? Gather here for support!
Join together to share experiences. Discuss your chemo regimen, how to prep, what to expect, how you're feeling, side effects you're having and tips to alleviate them. We're all here to support you - you've got this!
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wireless indentification tag?
Hi, facing another lumpectomy for dcis, and the surgeon explained they don't do wires anymore, that they use a wireless Identification tag which helps maintain breast tissue by targeting the precise area of cancer during surgery. (Not sure I'm saying this right…. ) Anyway, I'm told it's placed before surgery with…
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radiation-induced atypical vascular lesions (AVLs)
I've had radiation treatment twice for breast cancer in 2009 and 2019. In 2021, I developed four atypical vascular lesions on my mastectomy scar. They are a rare complication of radiation treatment and had to be removed. The surgeon removed them because in some cases these can lead to angiosarcoma, which is a death…
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Tuesday night MBC group
A place to stay in touch during the week. :)
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Can't get in to surgeon for 6 months.
I was diagnosed with stage 2A ILC 2/10/25 and can't get an appointment with surgeon until June At that appointment they will refer me to a plastic surgeon for immediate reconstruction after the mastectomy but it will take another 3 months to get in for that consult. I am really nervous because by the time I actually have…
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Mucinous Carcinoma of the breast
On April 21st I had a core biopsy and today I was told that I have mucinous carcinoma of the breast. When I investigated on this website, the information given was that this is a rare type of cancer, about 2-3% of all breast cancers and usually occurs in post-menopausal women over the age of 60. I am neither. I am 51 years…
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Capivasertib in Hormone Receptor–Positive Advanced Breast Cancer
Hello, I looked at this paper published in "The New England Journal of Medicine on 31.05.2023 with regards to Capivasertib. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2214131 1. In general Capivasertib is AKT inhibitor for patients with AKT pathway–altered (PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN) tumors. It's given with Fulverstrant. 2. The…
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Worried
I’ve been having Breast pain for a little over6 weeks. I went to my OBGYN she ordered a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Both of which came back clear, they told me to continue screenings when I’m 40. I’m currently 33. I still have the pain intermittently and I’m a nervous wreck. This past weekend I developed horrible…
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Gardening, anyone?
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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Middle Aged Memories
Let's see, so far we've reminisced about dittos, drive in theaters, lick-a-stick candy, five-and-dime stores, Donny Osmond, Dark Shadows, what have I missed?
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Finally got mamo + US diagnostic of Lower inner quadrant mass , 2 months
…. was Palpable on exam firm & fixed. Is slower growing Left lower inner quadrant nearer to breast bone. 2 months or so ago found it and then felt like very tiny hard pebble at first . Now feels more irregular & pronounced not hard to find at all anymore. No outer breast or skin signs or symptoms 1cm approx . Hypechoic…
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Signatera test -pros cons
I have seen discussion on here about this test, But my oncologist has never mentioned it. Looking for information you have received from your doctors on pros & cons of test. Thanks.
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Waiting for test results
I was dx with stage 2B breast cancer in December 2006. ER+, PR+, HER - . Three tumors, 4 positive lymph nodes. Mastectomy, dose dense Chemotherapy and Radiation. It was a long year and I had a high risk of Mets. I have celebrated 17 years NED, good health and a wonderful life. I left my job and went to nursing school (a…
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Tell me about the environment at the clinic where you get chemo
Hi everyone. I'm halfway through a 12 week treatment plan, and wondered what things are like in other chemo treatment centers. In mine, the nurses are nice but there's no effort to make the place quiet or peaceful. They yell back and forth across the floor at each other, speak really loudly, and there's one tv in the…
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Armra Colostrum
So ~ I had a double mastectomy in 2016 , my cancer was estrogen driven, but was caught early…I am an otherwise healthy almost 74 year old (I feel like 50, most days 🙊) However, now I have a concern ~ my grandaughter had told me about “Armra,” which is a colostrum powder. She takes it to ward off viruses; so, of course, I…
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Elacestrant (ORSERDU)
Starting this topic to share info about the new medication elacestrant. Elacestrant (ORSERDU) was recently FDA approved for ER+/HER2- MBC for patients with the ESR1 mutation. Just before it was FDA approved, I was able to obtain the drug through an expanded access program (thanks to WeninWI for the info!). The expanded…
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Brachial Plexopathy
Hello Has anyone sufffered with brachial plexopathy? Im really struggling with the effects and sometimes feel like im going mad! Husband sick of me talking about the range of actually quite bizarre sensations i get. Would love to compare symptoms with someone if only to know im not going insane Thanks