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Can cancer lumps suddenly appear overnight?
Yesterday morning I was showering as I always do & when I washed underneath my left breast I felt a small (tip of index finger size), hard, painful when pressed on lump. I have very large breasts, I just turned 39 and have two children. This hard lump was not there the day before yesterday. It suddenly appeared within a…
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Extreme tumor markers (CEA, CA 15-3)
Hi Everone, I'm Peter; this is my first post in this forum. However, I used to read it a lot. I'm here to understand my wife's situation; maybe some of you have experienced similar things to what we did a couple of days ago. Long story short, my wife was diagnosed with hormone-positive breast cancer in October 2020; she…
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RGCC TEST
Hello I'M thinking to do this test but not sure, it's very expensive and my oncologist informed me today when "If anyone claims that they see cancer stem cells circulating in the body, they are lying". In the series The truth about cancer, there are lots of informations and suggestions, which I like, but does this test…
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Claritin or Zyrtec for bone pain?
Starting chemo tomorrow and wondering which one you recommend for bone pain? I’ve read from some that they recommend regular Claritin but the nurse mentioned Zyrtec was the drug used in the study. She didn’t discredit Claritin however thoughts?
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removal of ovaries vs lupron
hello curious if anyone considered just getting ovaries removed instead of taking lupron/tamixofin? i am done with having kids. just can't get over the idea of getting lupron shots every month for 5yrs and then what? what is the point? just want your thoughts, thanks.
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Tamoxifen withdrawal symptoms
I`m 38 years old and I have been on Tamoxifen for 5 years.Now has been a week without it and I`m not feeling too good.Does anyone know about withdrawal symptoms?
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Did anybody get tinnitus from taking Tamoxifen?
I have been on Tamoxifen for 1 month and start to get tinnitus which occurs all the time (not occasionally), when it's night it's worse 'cause it's much more quiet; and at day time when it's not very noisy I can feel it as well. Tinnitus is not mentioned on the material about SEs from Tamoxifen I got from the clinic....but…
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What does it mean for a lump to be moveable?
I can't seem to wrap my head around what this means. I have a lump in my breast that according to my doctor is mobile, but I don't know what that means. I can feel the top of it, but it's definitely attached to something, I can't feel the underside of it. I trust my doctor, I just keep seeing this idea that cancerous lumps…
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Waiting for biopsy. Bi-rads (4)
Hi Everyone. I'm new and like so many here, waiting on tests. I had my annual screening mammogram on 12/21/20 and got called back for more views and ultrasound, which was done on 1/4/21. After those were complete the radiologist referred me for a biopsy stating the asymmetry was consistent throughout the new views. I am…
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Compression Sleeve for Long Flights?
Background: I do not have lymphedema post lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal (May 2023). However I did end up with painful cording a few weeks after surgery which subsided with physio and massage. The lymphedema specialist (who I proactively consulted) said the arm sleeve might be beneficial and wouldn’t hurt…
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BIRADS-4, have to wait a month for biopsy, losing my mind.
Hi... this is my first post here. On Feb. 9 I had my routine mammogram. Showed possible developing asymmetry. Had to wait 3 weeks just to get a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound, which was torture. But at least for those 3 weeks I was able to convince myself it's nothing, it's folded over tissue, it's your implant, it's…
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Sebaceous cyst that erupted under left breast on bra line
Back in May, I went for my yearly mammogram. I was called back because they wanted additional films of my left breast. Had the mammogram and an ultrasound. At that time, the Radiologist told me that he did not see any signs of cancer, and the area that they were concerned about was benign. He recommended that I come back…
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How to forgive family/friends who disappeared during cancer....
Hello, I would love advice on how to forgive and move on in family/friend relationships. I was diag. with bc for the second time Oct. 5. Had a double mastec. 10/26 and am having the expander reconstr. now. It was such a shock to have bc a second time when I was nearly to my 5 yr. mark! It is amazing to me that friends I…
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Radial Scar - Observe or Take Out?
I'm recently diagnosed with a benign radial scar. First seen on a screening mammogram as an area of "focal distortion." Called back for diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. It persisted on the diagnostic mammogram as architectural distortion and a 0.7cm irregular mass was found on the ultrasound. The radiologist came in…
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Letrozole and Digestive Problems
Hello All - I would greatly appreciate hearing from any and all regarding any digestive problems they have had that can likely be attributed to letrozole/Femara. The long list of side effects for this drug includes "digestive problems", but I cannot seem to find any more detail as to what those "digestive problems" might…
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What were your Pagets symptoms?
Hi everyone, Just searching for advice- I’ve been worrying about Pagets for a few months but primary care doctor and OB does not seem to believe anything is wrong. It started last August when my left nipple was scabbing- it was yellow/whitish tinge and wouldn’t actively discharge but when I looked at my nipple it just…
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PREDICT BREAST CANCER CALCULATOR : NEW VERSION V.3
Hi Everyone ! Just thought I'd share this here. Predict Breast Online has released a newer version of their survival calculator. This new version is based on women diagnosed between 2000 and 2017, vs. 1999 and 2003 for the former version. It now includes more details such as PR receptor status, radiation treatments, etc.…
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Night sweats - any practical tips on how to manage?
Hi all, I've just started the Taxol phase of AC-T chemo and am suffering night sweats, sometimes three times a night. I went into menopause 20 years ago following my first episode of breast cancer, so I've been post-menopausal for a long time. No night sweats at all then. I'm not on any anti-hormone Rx - just the Taxol.…
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Accidentally took extra tamoxifen
Ack! I've skipped it before but never done this. I really wasn't thinking. Will it cause any harm?
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Exercise "Better than drugs" New ASCO Research from Other than BCO
Just came across this today and found it interesting. The study was done on colon cancer patients, but they note that there is no reason not to think that similar findings would hold for other cancers. The actual percentages of benefit can seem low, as with drugs, and other "major breakthroughs, e.g. 35%, etc., but as my…
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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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Radial Scar
Hi All, Just looking to connect with people who may have had similar experiences or diagnosis. I went for my first breast check, age 32 due to a concern on my right side. This was clear on imaging, however the ultrasound found architectual distortion on the left. This lead to a mammogram, mri, core biopsy and lumpectomy.…
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Does Breast Cancer Hurt - honest truth from bc patients
Answer::: yes. I started a topic yesterday, Breast Cancer Symptoms, link live, and half the women mentioned their mass DID hurt before dx, biopsy and surgery. Still, we are being told by so very many of our MDs and breast surgeons (bs), in online searches and lists in magazines false information, them saying that the good…
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Stopped Letrozole for One Month
I am curious if anyone has taken a break from hormone inhibitors for a month. I had surgery in January 2023 for invasive lobular cancer of the left breast and had a mastectomy. My oncotype was 13% and I had radiation therapy for 5 weeks. One lymph node was positive. I have been on and off hormone inhibitors since last…
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Setting off Airport TSA scanners
This is an out there question but has anyone’s cancer ever been flagged on the airport tsa scanners. In the last year I have flown about 6 times and every airport to/from my trip highlights my abdomen. I have to get my stomach patted down. I finished treatment for triple negative in 2016 but every ache and pain still makes…
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When you're all done.........but still undone by cancer
I'm just wondering if anyone else feels like me. I was diagnosed in 2018, had the DMX, followed by chemo, and then monoclonal antibodies, finishing up in September, 2019. I'm still on letrozole and trying to get my feet on the ground after pretty much shutting my career down while I was in treatment. During 2019 I was…
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CBD and Tamoxifen
Hi There Fellow Survivors, I will have been taking Tamoxifen for 4 years this coming September. I have been very fortunate in that my side effects are within my tolerance level. However, the main SE I have are 24 hour twitching of my legs. I can tolerate this until I get painful contractions which can make my entire leg…
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What to expect from Kisqali (side effects)?
Hi, I'm a caregiver to my mom, who was diagnosed de novo with metastatic breast cancer just last month in August 2024. She has metastases to the bones, liver, and lungs, and she's scheduled for a brain MRI next week. She's started on Letrozole, which was paused while she's been undergoing palliative radiation therapy to…
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Two-month wait for callback mammogram
Hi, all: I am 44 and just had my first screening mammogram. I've been called back for a diagnostic mammogram (BiRADS 0). Neither the radiologist nor the PCP has shared the reasons; I've tried reading the radiology report myself and have gathered that my right breast looks different from my left breast. I've been told that…
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Old Mastectomy Scar Itching
I'm wondering if anyone else has had to deal with intense itching of an old mastectomy scar. I had my first mastectomy (right) in March 2010 (the prophylactic second one in December of the same year). The past couple of days, the end of the scar under my right armpit has really started itching like CRAZY. Can anyone…