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So many symptoms but mammogram and ultrasound are clear ! Help
hello , I’m 34 years old , stop breastfeeding 1 and half year ago .So in December 22 I start examining my breast after I find out that friend got diagnosed with breast cancer, not only that but because I was having some discomfort here and there . So after the self exam I realize that my breast are totally different after…
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New here - First post - RIB PAIN
Hi everyone. First time posting so I’m not actually really sure what I’m doing. I just need someone to talk to. I’m 35 - I was DX in June last year. HER2+ only. Stage 3. SMX - full response to chemotherapy- PCR Ive been having pain in my Ribs on my left hand side ( same side as my cancer was ) since October. ( before…
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physically depressed due to ai & OS shot?
after changing AI from letrozole to anastrozole I had I initially thought the side effects were more tolerable. However, it’s been about 9 months and I feel that robbing my body if every scrap of estrogen has brought me into an odd depression which seems purely physically and mental. I have zero motivation or energy to do…
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New and Worried.
Hi! New here and scared. I went to HerScan for a screening ultrasound and got back this Hypoechoic area 8:00 right breast 3-4 cm from nipple measuring about 14 mm. Adjacent complicated cystic density measuring about 13 mm. Complicated cystic density 1:00 left breast 2-3 cm from nipple measuring about 10 mm. Cystic density…
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TRIPLE NEGATIVE (Age 74) Lumpectomy (twice) ONE positive sentinel node - REFUSING TREATMENT
Good day, I'm writing on behalf of my 74 year old mother. She was diagnosed February 2023 with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (IDC & DCIS). Triple negative was our diagnosis. Ki67 is 20-25%, Grade 2, Apocrine features. First lumpectomy - (March 2023) clear margins, one out of six sentinel lymph…
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Feeling the "Imposter Syndrome" - Early Stage Cancer - Do I really count?
Okay this may seem weird and self serving. I know that I am fortunate to have my cancer caught early. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Had a lumpectomy and will start radiation this week. Not a long course from what I understand but I'm getting radiation and then hormone therapy, Estrogen +. I know how incredibly fortunate I am…
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Skin Mets?
I have a red mark on my port scar for at least two weeks. It has not healed with corticosteroid for the past few days. The doctor does not think it is Mets. I’m planning to continue the corticosteroid before I go back to the doctor. It looks like the attached picture. Any chance it could be anything but Mets? (Edited by…
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Silicone Implants: sub-pec vs pre-pec
Hi everyone, I need to replace my old silicone implants that were placed under the muscle. I have a dilemma that i hope you might help me with. I have heart issues and am required to do Echo at least twice a year. The sonographer has an extremely hard time navigating around my under the muscle implant and taking good…
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January 2024 Surgery? Gather here.
Join and share here to get and give support if you're planning surgery for this month. It would be helpful if you could share your diagnosis, surgery plan, and date so that we can all provide support during this time — we're all here for you!
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Poll: Experiencing sex and intimacy issues after a diagnosis?
Sex and intimacy can be challenging and long-standing after a breast cancer diagnosis for a variety of reasons — both physical and emotional. Please select the most significant issue you’ve experienced, and share as many details you would like in the topic below.
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liquid biopsy for early monitoring and outcome prediction
Multimodal liquid biopsy for early monitoring and outcome prediction of chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer https://www.nature.com/articles/s41523-021-00319-4...
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Wife just diagnosed
Wife was just diagnossed last week. We have had Biopsy, MRI, and today another ultrasound. So far meeting with surgeons and plastic surgeons. It has been a little overwhelming. I believe she is in denial, and I am in a state of shock. I try not to show it but I am scared and hurting myself. The thought of her going through…
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LIFES A BEACH!
"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…
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Picture Forum?
I have been reading through the old "Exchange City" thread and there is a picture forum of members who have gone through reconstruction. Is that still available somewhere? It would be so helpful to be able to see real women who have gone through the reconstruction process rather than having to weed through all the…
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Post bilateral mastectomy and feeling alone
I am 7 weeks post bilateral mastectomy and feeling alone. I have gained weight and look so disfigured that I find myself not wanted to go out in public. I am having trouble with pain from the tissue expanders. I feel emotionally and physically defeated. I find myself having trouble getting through the day and am in a dark…
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Just diagnosed with bone Mets terrified. Please help
I everyone. I have been gone from the boards for some time. I was diagnose with stage 2 breast cancer in 2013. Last week had a stomachache went to ER they did abdominal scan. Everything fine but found lesion on pelvis. completely unrelated to why I went to ER. After additional scans came back consistent with metastasis.…
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PET scan
I'm six years out from double mastectomy for IDC and recently had an ultrasound for a pain on the cancer side which turned out to be benign, actually they couldn't find anything and think its muscular. Now it still hurts and went back to the dr. and he wants me to have a PET scan. I am terrified! Should i have just…
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Triple negative and oestrogen positive
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help. I was diagnosed with invasive, aggressive, triple negative breast cancer in May 2023 with some micrometastasis in 3 out of 4 lymph nodes. Have had surgery, chemo and radiation therapy. Apparently 5% of the cancer was oestrogen positive and my oncologist if leaving the option to take…
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Scanxiety and results - can anyone relate?
I think I post something like this just about every year, but this forum is the only place where people really seem to understand. My five-year mammogram is coming up in about 10 days, and my scanxiety is in full swing. As before, experiencing the procedure doesn't bother me too much, but the idea of receiving my results…
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Breast Cancer Index - Mixed Results
Hello all - Wondering if any of you can share any of your experiences regarding your BCI and what your oncologists have advised based on your results. I am nearing my 5 year mark next year for endocrine therapy and recently found out that my oncologist had run the Breast Cancer Index test on my original tumor. I am…
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Starting Chemo January 2024? Gather here for support!
If you're scheduled to begin chemotherapy this month, join and share here for support. Please share your diagnosis, planned chemo regimen and start date, so we can all support you as you navigate treatment — we're all here for you!
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Lipedema after tamoxifen
I was on Tamoxifen for 5 years. I noticed horrible cellulite on my legs weeks after starting, it forgot somewhat better after a year or so. ibe been off tamo for almost a year, and the cellulite and fluid retention is still there. I can’t even place my purse on my lap for a minute without it leaving prints on my skin like…
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Hair loss and Kisqali
I have been recently diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer after a year being stage II. I started Kisqali last week and was told I would only have hair thinning. I am loosing chunks of hair. Would love to hear if anyone has experienced this? My oncologist told me none of her patients had to get wigs and only had…
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Newly Diagnosed Triple Negative
Wow the last month has been a whirlwind. Dx on 12/19 with TN Stage I with no lymph node involvement. Mastectomy with reconstruction is scheduled for 2/27 and discussions of post op chemo have started… I feel so overwhelmed with the unknown. please share any tips, insight or wisdom!
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Am I imagining it??? Switching Tamoxifen generic & SEs
Hi everyone - I have been on Tamoxifen for 2 years and have tried a few of the generics. Teva was the one that really gave me very few side effects, and as many of you know, it is now discontinued. From what I've been able to figure out, Teva bought Activis and is now selling their Tamoxifen. At the same time, Teva sold…
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Aromatase Inhibitor or not?
I had a lumpectomy on January 13th. My breast cancer was Her2, Negative, ER PR positive, Grade1A, only 2 milliter in size. No radiation and my MO said I may do fine without an anti estrogen drug but was encouraging me to try it. I am 79 years old, with a slow hear rate, bone density in the high Ostopenia range, and am…
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Feeling a little overwhelmed, just told the cancer is back in my breast and has spread
Hi everyone, Whew..feeling emotional. Just learned my right breast has a large mass again, it has spread to the surface of the skin of that breast, and there two spots on the neck/cervical spine area. My head is spinning. I was originally diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma a year ago. Went through neoadjuvent chemo…
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Stage 4- Docetaxol (Taxotere) Treatment
Last week, I started a new-to-me IV Chemo after progression while on Doxil. I have searched the Stage 4 posts but not finding much so wanted to have a thread to post my “story” to allow a place to ask questions as well as posting experiences, hoping to help others if they move to Docetaxel, too.
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First Scans Post Diagnosis- Mixed Results and Looking for Advice
Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking these past few months but have never posted. First diagnosed 6 years ago, did aggressive treatment via chemo and mastectomy and thought the cancer part of my life was in the rear view mirror. This September, after quite a lot of misdiagnosed back pain, I ended up in the ER after not being…
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Chemo VS no chemo: early stage ER+, HER- Grade 2 cancer
After my lumpectomy I was recommended chemo by my MO, but from what I understand about the tumor board discussions it doesn't seem to me like a strong recommendation, and the MO also said we do whatever I feel is right. As a result I am going back and forth on whether to do chemo or not! I had a 45mm tumor and 2 lymph…