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Stressing out about Elevated ALT levels (things other than liver mets?)
Wow, I have been gone from this site for so long I had a hard time figuring out where things were! This place was a godsend, and every time I start to worry about something, the ladies here have always helped, and I tried to do the same. History - I was diagnosed with Stage IIB back in 2009, had bmx, ACT chemo, radiation,…
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Daniel Field Products with Cold Cap
hi all, Interested to hear if anyone has used Daniel Field’s chemo products to work with cold caps and their success rates. Such as the silicon pad and the cooling booster? And what chemo were you on? I am starting AC-T and I will be using the Paxman cooling caps. Thank you!
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Birads 4B - a glimpse of hope
Hello all..I hope this will give hope to people who seeks “answers” to alleviate their anxiety. Each individual conditions may vary and may not give us the answer we seek but knowing that you are not alone on this trying times will help a lot in geting you by while waiting for that final verdict. 40 yr old, mother of 3,…
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Results
I wanted to thank all the women who responded to my concerns. It turns out that the irregular nodule was actually a cluster of small cysts. There is no cancer evident. I will see the breast cancer surgeon in six months for another mammogram and ultrasound. After a month of waiting, I have my answer. The good news is that I…
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Lynparza High Liver Enzymes & Blood Glucose
This will be week 5 on Lynparza. I’ve noticed since I’ve started my ALT, AST & blood glucose are in the high range. Curious if anyone else has had anything similar. Diabetes runs in my family, would like to get ahead of it. My last A1C was normal but at that time I wasn’t on Lynparza. I’m going to vent; if I bring it up…
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Lumpectomy with radiation vs bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
Have any of had to make this decision? I have stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma in my left breast…right is fine. I’ve only to been to one surgeon and she said the decision is mine…either decision will result in the same survival rate. Deciding on getting a second opinion? I don’t know which procedure has the longer term…
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getting an implant after radiation and subsequent mastectomy
I'm looking for input from people who have had an implant on a formerly radiated breast that also had a lumpectomy. I have recurrent breast cancer in the same spot so after doing chemo I now must have a mastectomy. I'm considering an implant but I know the chances of it being unsuccessful are higher when the tissues had…
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Likely bone metastases after 14 years, how much does a bone biopsy hurt?
My question; How much does a hip bone biopsy hurt after the fact and for roughly how many days? Background: BC #1 in 2007 5.5cm DCIS (I was refused mammogram as too young and told it was just normal lumpy breast for 4 years) BC#2 other side IDC 1cm and 4 smaller DCIS's found by mammogram. ER/pR pos Her2 neg, oncotype dx 2…
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Moved: Changing time/symptoms
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Lymph nodes not in ultrasound
Hi all, Today I had a diagnostic mammogram that included an ultrasound that felt really lackluster until I pressured the technician to look harder, and which ended with an appointment for a biopsy and a referral to a breast specialist for other tests as well as recommendation for a breast MRI. The supervising doctor found…
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Drains out today - started to cry
Double Mastectomy was on March 13th. My drains were removed today, and saline was injected into the expanders. All is going well with recovery from surgery. When my husband and I left the office and walked to the elevator, I started crying. Tears of joy, tears of exhaustion. When I was first diagnosed and met with my…
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Bilateral Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction
Hello, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January and started Chemo last week. I've asked for a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction using implants. I'm worried about the recovery. I've never had any surgeries before. I'm in my early 30s, so the bilateral makes sense to me. Are there any tips anyone can…
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Talk me off the ledge
I'm just about 1 year out from my Stage 1 diagnosis. Had a double mastectomy last July with reconstruction. Tissue expanders were exchanged for implants in November. Had to have a bit of fat grafting/scar revision this past April. Just after this last surgery, I felt a small lump just above my implant. At the time, I…
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Nutrition and Breast Cancer
Nutrition and Breast Cancer Mar 22, 2024 Registered dietitian and oncology nutrition specialist Hillary Sachs helps Melissa Jenkins moderate a special Virtual Community Meetup on nutrition and breast cancer. After a breast cancer diagnosis, many people want to eat more healthfully. This podcast is the audio from a special…
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Scared - recent Mammo shows asymmetries on left breast need additional imaging
Hi everyone, Scared lady here! I have been having mammograms for the past 10 years annually. Went in this week expecting all to be normal. I got on my chart and it shows that additional imaging is needed to to multiple asymmetries in the left breast. I think the machine doing the imaging was a 3d machine. Anyhow in the…
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MRI - Interpret results
Hi all, I went in August 2023 for a mammogram and all was fine minus a few cysts and have been recommended to a high risk clinic due to family history. This month I had my first MRI and now waiting to do biopsy. While I endlessly Google would anyone be able to interpret these results? It seems like a very large mass to…
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Can fibrocystic breast be misdiagnosed?
Can fibrocystic breast be misdiagnosed? Below are my results from my MRI and biopsy, when I research fibrocystic changes, I can't find anything related to birads 4b, plateau enhancement, etc but I do find cancer being misdiagnosed as fibrocystic changes. In the last few months, I have been misdiagnosed due to radiologists…
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Understanding my ultrasound
I have read this 100 times & just get more anxious. Age: 48.9 years Family history: mother has breast cancer at 73 years. Gene mutation report below if someone can help me better understand please Narrative & Impression EXAM:BI 2D DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM BILATERAL; BI US BREAST LIMITED BILATERALPatient Name: MCPHERSON,…
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Getting scan results today, scared
Getting scan results of bone and CT after 3 months of tx. Nothing really to compare them to, since I had PET and MRI for dx. I'm scared, and need reassurance. Thanks.
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FDA Approves Enhertu for Unresectable or Pretreated HER2+ MBC
FDA Approves Enhertu for Unresectable or Pretreated Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer January 2, 2020 On Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) to treat people diagnosed with unresectable HER2-positive breast cancer or metastatic…
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Critical Illness and Life Insurance - Recommendations for British Columbia, Canada
Hello. I’m woefully disorganized and unprepared for this - as are probably most of us. Can anyone recommend an insurance agent to walk me through what, if any, options may exist that I can begin to investigate for immediate purchase, or post treatment. I have some, but not much coverage, and am kicking myself for not…
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tnbc mutated to hormone positive?
Has anyone had their tnbc mutate to be hormone positive? I was originally 99% er+ and 1% pr+. Then I was tn. Now I'm 95% er+ and 75% pr+! My understanding is that breast cancer usually becomes less hormone positive, not more…I'm not sure what to think…
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Ovary Removal, MRI Screening for Breast Cancer Saves Lives in Women With BRCA Mutation
Ovary Removal, MRI Screening for Breast Cancer Saves Lives in Women With BRCA Mutation Mar 18, 2024 Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation have a higher-than-average risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Two preventive strategies may reduce the risk of death among women with these mutations. Read more…
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DCIS Diagnosed Outside Regular Screening Increases Invasive Disease Risk by 400%
DCIS Diagnosed Outside Regular Screening Increases Invasive Disease Risk by 400% Mar 7, 2024 If DCIS is found before regular mammograms start or in between regular screening, it more than quadruples the risk of invasive breast cancer. Read more…
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Benign biopsy but in need of lumpectomy
Hi all, I recently found a lump and was told to monitor it I ended up getting a comprehensive mammogram in February followed by a biopsy that came back negative but possible phyllodes tumor. I am scheduled for a lumpectomy on March 22nd I am concerned first and foremost that the pathology on the core needle biopsy was not…
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20 years and still around
Am posting after a long gap. Want to let you all know that I had my recent Pet scan this week and got all clear. My first diagnosis was in 2004 and recurrence in 2021. I am on my 29th cycle of Fulvestrant and Ibrance. In December 2021. I had mets in spine, lungs, liver adrenal glands, chest walls. My latest scan this week…
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Moved: Battling triple-negative, non-hormone-sensitive metastatic breast cancer
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Battling triple-negative, non-hormone-sensitive metastatic breast cancer
Hello dear community, My name is Yvonne, I am 56 years old and from the Netherlands, and I am currently battling metastatic, triple-negative, non-hormone-sensitive metastatic breast cancer. After undergoing treatments with capecitabine and paclitaxel, my oncologists have identified Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) as a…
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3 cancers 2 same type and 3rd is opposite type
My first time posting.... I had double mastectomy and had cancer in both lymphs. Each side were Er/Pr + and HER 2- (in breast and lymphs). And during surgery they also found a 3rd cancer that was opposite Er/Pr- and HER2+. (I got the brass ring! ) Luckly, I had good margins on all. One was stage IA and 2 were stage IIA'S.…
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Stage 4 lobular, what treatment next?
Hello, My 49yr old sister has stage 4 lobular diagnosed last April. She has a PIK3CA mutation. She was diagnosed stage 2 , 5 yrs ago and was treated with taxol and then 5 yrs of tamoxifen She has bone mets and also had a hysterectomy and they found lobular in uterus/ovaries etc back in April of last year. She failed on 1st…