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Video: Lymphedema and Exercise
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Completed 10 years anti-hormonal: now doc rx evista????
Dear all, I just finished a decade of tamoxifen/arimidex and finally exemestane. My current oncologist, at our last meeting, now suggested I take Evista, since I'm still considered high risk for breast cancer. I thought I'd be celebrating completing 10 years of AIs, and now I'm looking at taking them BEYOND ten years. 1)…
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idc with tubular features
Hello all - This is my first post. I am grateful to have this community of women to lean on. I was just diagnosed in March at 48 yrs of age. My original path showed IDC ER/PR Positive, her 2 negative. Stage 1a, grade 1, low KI 67. I recently decided to have a second opinion, primarily because my anxiety is driving me mad.…
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Anyone else with a very high oncotype score?
My oncotype score was 75 and we opted for chemo. It brought the distant recurrence rate from 85% to %38% (on paper) I completed 4 biweekly A/C and just completed 3 of 12 weekly taxol today. I then will have 6 weeks of daily radiation I’ve noticed lately that the recurrence rate is on my mind a lot. Has anyone else else had…
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Breast Ultrasound Findings
My breast ultrasound showed 1:00 to 3:00 showing a oval hypoechoic irregular mass at 1:00 6 cm and it is highly suspicious for cancer. My surgeon seemed concerned and said it was a mass and we caught it early. He said a biopsy is needed. Breast cancer runs in my family and one of my family members had the same diagnosis…
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Short Burst of Vigorous Exercise Each Day Cuts Cancer Risk
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Pathology report - better, worse or as expected?
Hi everyone, I have a date for my surgery in July (eep!) and I was wondering how final pathology went for you all compared to what you knew/believed about diagnosis at the point of surgery, ie was your report: ⬇️ Less favourable (more lymph nodes positive, larger tumour, more tumours, etc than you initially believed) ↔️…
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Lumpectomy and bra wearing post surgery
I had my lumpectomy and sentinel node two weeks ago and have been wearing the bra they put on me after surgery 24 hours a day with only taking it off for showers. How much longer will I have to wear it at night?
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In Memorium - sadiesservant
I wanted to let members know that our sweet, kind sadiesservant passed away on June 1, 2023. I only found out a couple days ago and got confirmation on it before I posted (thank you, chicagoan). I do not know any details, other than she’d been having some additional complications since about the beginning of the year.…
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Podcast: Genomic Assays: What Are the Different Kinds and How Do They Work?
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Podcast: Exercise as Breast Cancer Medicine
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Study Suggests How Obesity Affects Breast Cancer Cells
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Can You Pause Radiation for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer? A Study Says No
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Scared of IBC
hi, I’m a 29 year old mama of 2! Recently I noticed a red (about the size of a quarter) rash close to my nipple. I was put on cream for a week and it hasn’t helped at all. My Dr has referred me for an ultrasound, they won’t do a mammogram because I’m younger than 30. I have a 3 week wait for my ultrasound and my nerves are…
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Beginning 5th Year on Tamoxifen
Hi All, I'm 2 1/2 months into my 5th year on Tamoxifen and my patience is wearing thin for dealing with the side effects. The worst one is stomach upset/pain. I'm taking a ton of PPI medication and have been since day 1, but apparently it's not enough on some days. I've only skipped one pill in March and one in May as I…
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Starting Radiation on July 26th
Hi everyone. I start radiation on Wednesday. 6 short course intense treatments. I’m terrified of skin reactions as I’m pale (redhead). Do you have any tips or tricks to help me? Also, I’m large chested and can’t imagine going braless during these few weeks. What do I do? How do I exercise without a bra? What do you suggest…
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Diagnosed 7/15/23, Grade 3, HER2- ER+ PR-
Hi, I was just diagnosed with IDC; this is my 1st post. I’m 48, married with two teenagers. I have scrolled around on this site and there are a lot of great resources and stories. I have not yet seen anyone with the same result I received: Grade 3, HER2- (negative) ER+ (positive) moderate staining 30%, PR- (negative) 0%.…
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Body aches after Chemo
Hello, I have been having leg pains since the last dose of chemo. Never had it during the chemo, it only started during the 3rd week after completing chemo. Not sure if it is muscle pain or bone pain? Anyone had similar experience?
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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Hello everyone, I am new to this site and was diagnosed on May 1, 2023. I am 48 and have finally decided on a BMX. I am negative for all genes but have a strong family history of breast cancer on both sides of my biological family. I am planning for a skin sparing mx later this summer but have not yet decided about saving…
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Operation in 4 stages
Hi all. I know that they don’t do surgery at stage 4, but I know cases when surgeons took it and performed the operation. I don't see similar threads on this forum and would like to hear from you.... Have any of you had stage 4 surgeries? Maybe someone knows such cases?
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Lung nodules.. anyone else?
Good morning. I haven’t posted in quite sometime. I have very bad anxiety and I can’t go on message boards too often that are about cancer.. it literally makes me think I have the symptoms of everyone else and I tend to obsess. Anyway, I went to the doctor at the end of June because I was having rib pain and it was really…
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Recurrence 12 years later ?
my mother was diagnosed in 2011 @age 79 IDC stage 1 -grade 2/3 - HER2 negative- ER PR positive See underwent partial mastectomy, refused radiation and chemo , started Arimidex but stopped after 2 years . A lump was found last month , she just went through a double biopsy What are the chance her biopsy coming out positive…
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Prominent Ducts ?
Hi, So I had an ultrasound done a while ago, and it said I have prominent ducts in the retroareolar region… I have absolutely no idea what this means. Is it significant? Every time I look up prominent ducts it automatically shows me everything about duct ectasia, but I don’t know if I have that, I haven’t been told that.…
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Interpreting my pathology report
Hi there, I’m sad to be joining the community, but grateful for all the kindness and experience here. I was diagnosed on Wednesday with bilateral breast cancer—DCIS in my right breast and DCIS, LCIS, and Invasive Lobular Carcinoma in my left breast. I have an appointment with a surgeon on Monday, but it’s so hard to wait…
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Waiting for biopsy results
hello all- I had my biopsy last Thursday and I am still waiting for the results. Is this a bad sign? I read that when they find a malignancy they need to run additional tests and that is why it may take longer ! I am a super worried! Is this really a bad sign? I was trying to stay positive but right now I am desperate ! I…
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Waiting for biopsy 8/7 and anxious
@adrock73 wrote: I am going to have a biopsy 8-7. Very very scared. One radiologist says it is for sure IDC. How do you manage severe anxiety and constantly worry about this. Can’t sleep can’t work can’t do anything. I am on a tranquilizer but it makes me dopey.
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Any POSITIVE stories about AIs or Tamoxifen?
I am seeing a lot of posts seem to indicate that AIs are frequently stopped due to side effects that are not bearable. I am on Tamoxifen and expect my onco to recommend me changing to an AI. I have gained at least 10 lbs since starting T just shy of 2 years ago. I do have joint pain (specific to the hip area) but am sure…
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Dimpling in left breast at 26, worsened over time, ultrasound scheduled
Hello, Thank you for providing this space. I am 26 years old with no history of trauma or surgery to the breast. I also have no children and have never breastfed. As I am in between insurance during the midst of all this (recently lost my job), I do not have a PCP and paid out of pocket to be seen as soon as possible. The…
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Tumor marker vs Signatera ?
Metastatic BC. In hormonal treatment with Verzinio for 6 months. Signatera test came back negative and 0 yesterday and at the same time, CA2729 came back at 300. What could cause the specific test to show 0 Circulatiing tumor cells and the non specific test to show a fair amount of CTC?