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My mind is going in all directions. I've had mammograms before, normal and abnormal. Abnormal then nothing, abnormal and microcalcifications that lead to stereotactic biopsies on both sides, everything was benign. This time a regular screening then a letter stating I need to get further testing because of abnormal results.…

I am 6 years out from my treatment. I had mastectomy with direct to implant and then needed radiation due to positive nodes. I developed cording 3 years out from treatment. Went to PT and broke the cording lose but then began to develop numbness in my fingers and parasthesia in my arm. I went to PT a second round due to…

"Sisters are like angels, they lift us up to our own feet when our own wings have trouble remembering how to fly" Hoping you will join me here where there is nothing to do but offer love, friendship, support and fun to each other. This journey is a tough one ... let's hold each other up, laugh when we can, cry when we…

Hi everyone, I’m 25F, mom of a 5-year-old, and I’m really anxious about my breast health. I’ve already seen specialists but I’m still confused, so I wanted to ask if anyone has gone through something like this. Last year: I had an infection after a nipple piercing. There was pus and even some blood from the nipple milk…

Hello Yesterday I received a MRI w/wo contrast for both breast. I am high risk and haven't had an MRI since 2021 but had a mammo this past Feb '25, mammo/US Jan '24. I was surprised to get my report so quickly yesterday and then was like WHAT THE?! I have had many call backs on mammo/US over the years and have had ALH…

I had my first mastectomy 30 years ago, developed an infection in inplant, had it removed and 5 years transflap surgery. Chemo and radiation. Had a second, new breast cancer on the other side 13 years ago. Just a few days ago I am having intermittent, pain right above my armpit. It is almost in my upper, right, inside of…

Wondering if there are any very high-risk others here that have agreed to Letrozole for life so to (almost) completely minimize their chances for recurrence? TYIA

I’m having a hard time with the fact that my grade 3 tumor had LVI. My oncologist doesn’t think it’s a big deal since my nodes or negative, but I’ve read a lot of mixed info online about it and it keeps me up at night. Hoping that someone who has been through it can help me understand what this means as far as my…

I have a recent diagnosis with DCIS moderate to high grade. Has anyone else received this diagnosis and chosen to do nothing but monitor the situation? I went from biopsy and ultrasound results with a likely lumpectomy to the MRI results with a 4cm + area and recommendation for a masectomy to remove the 'cancer'. Any…

Am trying not to panic but am having some serious pain in the area of my lumpectomy. It has been 8 months since surgery and all has been well. Lumpectomy site is basically at one o'clock when looking at me and is quite deep. I unfortunately had a sarcoma after the surgery which has meshed my tissue to the chest wall. This…

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Hello everyone, I am a 50-year-old woman recently diagnosed with stage 1A, grade 1, HER2-negative, hormone-positive breast cancer in my left breast. I had invasive ductal carcinoma confirmed in two locations. My genetic testing was negative for all cancer syndromes, and a sentinel lymph node biopsy showed no cancer.…

For all of my mammograms, ultrasounds, etc. the techs were female. I was surprised when I got to my first radiation treatment and went to lay down on the table, a guy I had never seen before came up and told me to take my arm out of the gown. Maybe it's common, but it really caught me off guard when I was already feeling…

I had a new focal asymmetry on screening mammogram back in March. I got called back and the asymmetry was still visible on mammogram, although it was smaller because of being compressed. It was not present on ultrasound. They said to go back in 6 months. So, I went back today and got a normal result. (Yay, so relieved!)…

Is your chemo treatment scheduled soon? Let's share experiences and lift one another up here. We encourage you to share your feelings about starting chemo, what the planned regimen is, how you're preparing, ask questions and learn what to expect from others, side effects you're experiencing and how to alleviate them, and…

Anyone have any experience with doxorubicin? When do symptoms start to come on? Were you able to work while in treatment? How sick did you get? Just looking for any info available. I have been diagnosed since 5/19. Had a lumpectomy and anixilarry dissection. Start Chemo this Thursday, 7/25. Scared and nervous.

Hello! I am new here, and I am glad I found this place… I am in the middle of the diagnosis process, it has already been clarified that I have BC but there is not a diagnosis yet for IBC. But there are still PET and a biopsy etc. to do… Meanwhile, I have a huge rash (covering the whole right breast and stretching from…

Hi, I just went through a 3-D mammogram, then a call-back mammogram and US and then a 6-month follow-up mammogram. The 6-month follow-up was normal—BI-RADS 1 negative. So, I was very, very relieved. But I was extemely anxious before the normal findings on the 6-monht follow-up. The tech mentioned in passing that many…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which can be an overwhelming time for many women and men affected by breast cancer, but could also be seen as a month of hope and progress against the disease. We want to hear from you about what you think and feel approaching this month.

I'm interested in hearing from those with long term this isn't going to get better neuropathy. Too often when I bring this up I'm told...It will get better...it is temporary...mine got better....take glutamine it works.....have you tried gabapentin....lyrica.... I know there are many here going through worse, including a…

I I have decided that I'm going to quit taking my AI medicines. I became suicidal, depressed, full of anxiety, feel like I'm going crazy, legs aching in pain. I am diagnosed with stage 1 ER positive invasive ductal carcinoma. I've had a lumpectomy and one month of radiation. I have dense breasts. I have decided that the…

Hi, I am new here. Recent dx of R sided ER+, PR+, HER2 - breast cancer at 40 years old. Chose B mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. Just had drains removed at nearly 4 weeks post (sx was 8/12/25). I have been dealing with a lot of hypersensitivity to my chest/axilla region. I am a physical therapist by trade and plan…

My maternal grandmother survived breast cancer back in the 1970s. (She died at 106 yrs about 15 yrs ago) . My sister is a breast cancer survivor (over 10 years now). It didn't happen to my mom. My father's half sister never got it. Mammogram found two somethings suspicious in my left breast, follow up ultrasound confirmed…

I keep reading that the markers 'can stay in the body indefinitely'. Does anyone reallly know if there are safety issues involved? Can they migrate further into the tissue after a period of time? Can they cause infections down the road? After all it's a foreign object in the body I would think it would cause a reaction…

Is anyone else starting radiation in October? I was supposed to start today but it took them so long to do the x-rays and more markings that they mercifully postponed the treatment until tomorrow--which is October. I will be having 30 treatments over six weeks.

I'm back after a long respite. I was initially diagnosed nearly 14 years ago with ILC Stage IIIC. I did 10 years of Letrazole. I've moved around a bit and am currently living in a place where I get tumor marker testing. My CA 15.3 went from the top of the range ~29 in February to 89 currently. I've been having pain in my…

a year ago I was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast cancer that metastasized to my bones. It was all over in my bones. I had just the removal of tumor in breast and they removed 6 lymph nodes (3 were cancerous and 3 weren’t). During the last year I broke my elbow which was like an eggshell and I am still doing physical therapy…

I just have to ask. If you had liver mets at diagnosis of mbc, and you are ER positive and Her2 negative, and have reached five years already, please raise your hand. Most of the 5+ years women I see here on BCO are either Her2+ (the Her2 drugs are quite successful), or they started with, and may still have, only bone…

Hi, I am looking to find more recent experience of fat grafting for reconstruction. ie using only liposuction obtained fat, not the DIEP procedure. My surgeon has suggested this for me. It would result in a very small cup, possibly further procedures to "top up" with. He mentioned downtime and pain was "minimal". I was…