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MRI after benign breast biopsy
I wanted to see if anyone else had this happen after their biopsy. My mammogram showed an asymmetry and distortion and the US showed an hypoechoic mass and another hypoechoic area with shadowing. I was thrilled when they said the biopsy showed benign fibrous changes. The radiologist wants me to have an MRI in 4 weeks to…
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Ultra hypofractionated (accelerated RT) in large breast cup? Help - need to decide!
I have stage 1 node negative invasive lobular breast cancer. Oncotype score of 9. I met with my radiation oncologist who gave me the option of the 3 week whole breast radiation with 1 week targeted boost (standard of care) or the ultra hypofractioned 1 week whole breast with same 1 week boost. Studies show it is equal in…
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Any New Brunswickers with stage IV?
Finding it difficult to find local ladies dealing with Stage IV. Would love to hear from you!
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Drinking Alcohol!
Hello, I figured I better come here for some advice. I am a 8 year Breast Cancer Survivor. I have a history of Breast Cancer on my Mothers side of the family. However, I am a bit worried. I drink alcohol. I have about 4 drinks a week. If not more. I am a social drinker. I am to the point of getting worried that my Cancer…
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Pain in Breast 7 years post Radiation
I am seven years post radiation therapy on my right breast. I am very active and work out regularly. I have had very few issues. All my mammograms have been normal except showing fibrosis of the right breast. I was discharged early from my cancer doctors because I was not able to tolerate Hormone Therapy. Over the several…
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Just found out today
I'm so glad there's a group like this! Just got results from the patient portal - TN IDC stage 2 in my left just like I had 13 years ago in my right. The MRI I had in May was totally clean. As you can imagine I'm feeling all the feels. None of my providers has actually called to speak with me yet (in fairness the results…
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Breast lymphadema (what does it feel like)?
I am newly diagnosed with breast and arm lymphadema. My symptoms are a tightness across my breast/chest and upper arm. Swelling and aches in both my arm and chest. My breast almost feels like when you put a wet washcloth on it. Sounds weird, but it’s the only way to describe it! Does anyone else experience this? I’m seeing…
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Letrozole Side effects-- throaty
Have been taking letrozole for about 4 months after DCIS (w/clear margins), and preventative radiation treatment. Seem to be free of noticeable side effects except it appears to cause a cough and a 'drippy' feeling in the back of my throat. I confirmed this by going off it for 2 weeks, when these symptoms disappeared. Has…
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ER & PR positive, HER2 negative - chemo or no chemo??
Evening all, new here and looking for some opinions xx In Nov 2024 i had surgery to remove cancer in my right breast after biopsy (Oct 2024) confirmed a 20mm core ER8, PR8 and HER 2+1. The surgery wasn’t completely successful and the final histology reported it to be 47mm stage 3 ER8, PR positive and HER 2 negative with…
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AC-T Latest advice?
hi all, Am starting AC-T and wanted to know if there is any up to date advice or tips to consider? I have heard cold cap isn’t good with it but will use it anyway. Anyone used Paxman with AC-T? Welcome any tips to keep me sane!
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Scar Tissue
I wanted to share some vital info. I've been having chest tightness for over 2 years. I've been tested for PE's, acid reflux, etc., but everything would come back negative or not something they could fix. I do have acid reflux and take Prilosec twice a day to keep it under control. I kept asking all of my doctors if it…
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RCB III - Terrified
Hello! Recently (12/12) I successfully underwent a double mastectomy. I'm healing pretty well and my pain seems to be getting better every day. Today, I had a post op appointment with my Medical Oncologist that has made me both sad and scared. We went over my post surgery pathology and there were more infected lymph nodes…
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Finished radiation Dec. 23 - cancer free after lumpectomy
I have terrible blisters on my chest wall. Stopped using aquaphor using recommended calendula. Going to see about using silver sulfadiazine. Calling nurses tomorrow. Don’t want it all to get infected ugh. Go back to work Monday. I feel like they are open sores now - very uncomfortable. They said it would be the worst at…
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Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Dissection
hello, I just completed chemo and am scheduled to have ALND. I am concerned with lymphedema. (Cancer was found in two of my lymph nodes , luckily were very small which was warranted chemo) I recently read about a less risky procedure called Targeted Lymph Node Dissection. Has anyone had this? I live on Long Island and am…
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Arimidex side effects?
Side effects?? Need advice!
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Liver Pain
I’ve read that pain is not a common symptom for liver metastasis, but it can happen. For anyone that did discover that cancer spread to their liver and had pain -can you describe it? Is it central to one place, does it tend to move around, is it constant or intermittent, worse with activity or rest? I think I am dealing…
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A question about follow-up MRI for clip placement
Has anyone had a breast MRI for clip placement? Do they do the full MRI with IV contrast or is it abbreviated—e.g. no contrast—and only check to see if the clip is in the correct place? My doctor has already sent in the requisition for a post biopsy MRI to confirm clip placement, but I have a new palpable lump that isn't…
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Mastectomy after radiation - healing issues?
Hi there! New to the forum. Was diagnosed with DCIS a year ago and had 2 lumpectomy surgeries (to get good margins) plus radiation. Now a year later, they have found Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia in my other breast. Looking at another surgery, possibly more?, heightened screening and probably medication for estrogen…
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Radiation to Regional Lymph Nodes
Hi there! I was diagnosed with stage 2a IDC and one sentinel node removed was positive. I will be undergoing radiation to my regional lymph nodes. Should I be concerned about any side effects other than lymphadema? Please let me know if you have undergone radiation to regional lymph nodes and how you are doing. Thanks in…
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Abnormal ALP level
My ALP level is 134 and the cut off point here for a normal level is 130. I have to have it tested again on Christmas Eve... Do you think it is a sign of metastatic spread to bone? My other liver enzymes were normal. This is the first time that my ALP has been abnormal, so I am very worried and I have convinced myself that…
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PREDICT: Updated Breast Cancer "Survival Calculator" Tool
The PREDICT "survival calculator", based in the UK, has updated their algorithm as of Spring 2024 to include additional data inputs such as progesterone receptor status, smoker status, metastases status, plus an option for patients who accept or decline radiation. This tool may be helpful to those that're newly diagnosed…
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Psychological reactions to aromatase inhibitors.
I'm sure this has been discussed on other pages but I want to start a thread specifically for this discussion. For the second time, I have had a severe neurological response to Aromatase inhibitors. The first time I was told there is nothing that would help so I quit taking the meds That was 6.5 years ago. I recently had a…
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Small lump by excision biopsy scar
hello all I received an excision biopsy in 2018 and the result was atypical lobular hyperplasia cells. At the time the breast surgeon wanted me to take tamoxifen, but I declined. I have been receiving mammograms & a few MRIs at the beginning of surveillance period. Then went to just mammogram/ultrasound. Periodically, I…
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Starting Radiation January and February 2025
Hi All, Join together here!
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Yet another cancer???
I was diagnosed with a supposedly benign bone tumor in my hand when I was 27. It was removed then and grafted, with good margins, but it came back 9 years later. Another surgeon removed it again, but it grew back for a 3rd time 3 years later. The surgeon insisted it had to be benign (because bone tumors in the hand are…
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Stage 2 Sisters Club
Welcome to the newly formed Stage II Breast Cancer Club! And Thank You Mods for facilitating its creation.
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Alcohol, and surgeon general recommendations. Let's talk about it here.
What are your feelings about this and how does it affect you? On January 3, the surgeon general released an advisory on alcohol use and cancer risk, noting that alcohol use contributes to 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. The cancers known to be affected by alcohol are mouth, throat,…
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Do SSRIs Affect Hormones?
https://us.v-cdn.net/6037276/uploads/CZZ6UQK7R8LS/the-six-most-widely-used-ssris-decrease-androgens-and-increase-estrogens-in-the-h295r-cell-line-sciencedirect.pdf I'm hormone positive and recently started an SSRI for ongoing anxiety due to survivorship. A few weeks into it, I started having random side effects like…
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Tert variant p.E652k aka c1954G>A
I just received my genetic test results and I have the above variant which is known to cause all different types of cancers the most concerning as a micro papillary form of breast cancer. Has anyone else received this and also had multiple biopsies and scans due to an area of concern?
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IBC Worry
Good evening! Long story short, I started having a severe pain in my breast 3 weeks ago. I ended up at my high risk breast specialist where they did an ultrasound. Turns out I had an abscess. They drained it with a needle and put me on antibiotics. The antibiotics I started with didn’t work and my abscess filled up again,…