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Which doctor will manage your regular check up/ monitoring after your breast surgery
Hello. I was just diagnosed with IDC. I’m still confused about the roles of different doctors. I know the surgeon does the surgery. The medical oncologist deals with meds (tamoxifen, etc). The radiology oncologist does radiation therapy. However, I’m not sure what doctor is devising the treatment plan (do I need chemo, do…
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ROLL CALL ---- High risk oncodx and chose no chemotherapy
Just trying to find out if the following: (People with hisk oncodx and no chemo) Oncodx number Number of years NED
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October & Where do I fit?
November 11, 2024 I had a routine Mammogram. December 4th they did a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. December 30th I had a biopsy and was diagnosed with intermediate DCIS. January 21 2025 I had a lumpectomy but they didn’t get clear margins so I had a re-excision on February 5th. After healing I had radiation 5 days a…
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Concerned about wording on orders for diagnostic mammogram
My mind is going in all directions. I've had mammograms before, normal and abnormal. Abnormal then nothing, abnormal and microcalcifications that lead to stereotactic biopsies on both sides, everything was benign. This time a regular screening then a letter stating I need to get further testing because of abnormal results.…
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Subclinical lymphedema testing
I am 6 years out from my treatment. I had mastectomy with direct to implant and then needed radiation due to positive nodes. I developed cording 3 years out from treatment. Went to PT and broke the cording lose but then began to develop numbness in my fingers and parasthesia in my arm. I went to PT a second round due to…
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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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Zometa side effects
I will be having my first infusion of Zometa this week. Has anyone had any side effects from Zometa? I hope to be able to travel a few days after and to go to work the next day and wonder if this is a reasonable plan.
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unilateral nipple discharge + pain, normal ultrasounds, specialists say it’s fine but I’m st
Hi everyone, I’m 25F, mom of a 5-year-old, and I’m really anxious about my breast health. I’ve already seen specialists but I’m still confused, so I wanted to ask if anyone has gone through something like this. Last year: I had an infection after a nipple piercing. There was pus and even some blood from the nipple milk…
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Well here I am again…
After 10 years, here I am again. I meet with my oncologist and surgeon soon. Still waiting on HER Fish results. Will be going for an MRI soon. I figure I’m facing mastectomy as I had lumpectomy/radiation the first go round. It’s in same breast.
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What topics/experts would you like to see on The Breastcancer.org Podcast?
Hello, I'm Jamie, senior editor at Breastcancer.org and host of The Breastcancer.org Podcast. I'd like to make sure the podcast is answering questions that Community members have. Are there topics you'd like to see covered? Experts you think I should talk to? Do you want to share your story? Questions you want answered?…
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Seeking Advice for MRI report - I wasn't expecting this curveball
Hello Yesterday I received a MRI w/wo contrast for both breast. I am high risk and haven't had an MRI since 2021 but had a mammo this past Feb '25, mammo/US Jan '24. I was surprised to get my report so quickly yesterday and then was like WHAT THE?! I have had many call backs on mammo/US over the years and have had ALH…
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What do you wish you had known when you (or your loved one) were first diagnosed?
Share words of wisdom, unique tips, self-care, and coping advice for our newbies here! It will make a difference for all those joining us this year. Thank you!
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Mastectomy 30 years ago Stabbing pain near armpit
I had my first mastectomy 30 years ago, developed an infection in inplant, had it removed and 5 years transflap surgery. Chemo and radiation. Had a second, new breast cancer on the other side 13 years ago. Just a few days ago I am having intermittent, pain right above my armpit. It is almost in my upper, right, inside of…
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Stage 3A
Diagnosed with big 7.5 tumor, lymph nodes involved. ER+PR+HER2- just finished AC chemo, did one taxol 11 weeks to go. I know I have a long road ahead, and I’m very frightened!! Any positive stories out there
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Letrozole for life
Wondering if there are any very high-risk others here that have agreed to Letrozole for life so to (almost) completely minimize their chances for recurrence? TYIA
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Seeking Advice After Being Newly Diagnosed with DCIS
Greetings y'all, I learned on Thursday that the pathologist found DCIS in two biopsy samples taken from a clumped 3.6 cm lesion in my left breast (which was discovered via a MRI scan). The radiologist was unable to biopsy an additional 0.9 cm area of nonmass enhancement noted posterior along the pectoralis muscle 1.1 cm…
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LVI positive survivors
I’m having a hard time with the fact that my grade 3 tumor had LVI. My oncologist doesn’t think it’s a big deal since my nodes or negative, but I’ve read a lot of mixed info online about it and it keeps me up at night. Hoping that someone who has been through it can help me understand what this means as far as my…
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DCIS Alternatives for treatment
I have a recent diagnosis with DCIS moderate to high grade. Has anyone else received this diagnosis and chosen to do nothing but monitor the situation? I went from biopsy and ultrasound results with a likely lumpectomy to the MRI results with a 4cm + area and recommendation for a masectomy to remove the 'cancer'. Any…
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New Lumpectomy pain 8 months in
Am trying not to panic but am having some serious pain in the area of my lumpectomy. It has been 8 months since surgery and all has been well. Lumpectomy site is basically at one o'clock when looking at me and is quite deep. I unfortunately had a sarcoma after the surgery which has meshed my tissue to the chest wall. This…
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For Arimidex (Anastrozole) users, new, past, and ongoing
I found a couple of older threads about Arimidex, but they covered a large time span with a gazillion posts, so I thought I would start a new thread for Arimidex/Anastrozole users. I am starting on Anastrozole today. Plan is to take it for 5 years, possibly longer. I already have osteopenia and osteoarthritis (limited to…
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Starting Chemo August 2025 support thread
Join together to share experiences. Discuss your chemo regimen, how to prep, what to expect, how you're feeling, side effects you're having and tips to alleviate them. We're all here to support you - you've got this!
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Potential Breast Implant Illness and Alternative Reconstruction Options
Hello all, I was originally diagnosed in my early 30s with DCIS in 2015, had multiple lumpectomies to obtain clear margins then and radiation. I had a recurrence (IDC) in 2018, had bilateral skin/nipple sparing pre-pec direct to implant reconstruction along with some post surgical complications that have since resolved.…
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Large Lumpectomy vs Unilateral Mastectomy
Hello everyone, I am a 50-year-old woman recently diagnosed with stage 1A, grade 1, HER2-negative, hormone-positive breast cancer in my left breast. I had invasive ductal carcinoma confirmed in two locations. My genetic testing was negative for all cancer syndromes, and a sentinel lymph node biopsy showed no cancer.…
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Is it common to have male radiation techs?
For all of my mammograms, ultrasounds, etc. the techs were female. I was surprised when I got to my first radiation treatment and went to lay down on the table, a guy I had never seen before came up and told me to take my arm out of the gown. Maybe it's common, but it really caught me off guard when I was already feeling…
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Disappearing Focal Asymmetry
I had a new focal asymmetry on screening mammogram back in March. I got called back and the asymmetry was still visible on mammogram, although it was smaller because of being compressed. It was not present on ultrasound. They said to go back in 6 months. So, I went back today and got a normal result. (Yay, so relieved!)…
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Starting Chemo in September 2025? Let's support each other!
Is your chemo treatment scheduled soon? Let's share experiences and lift one another up here. We encourage you to share your feelings about starting chemo, what the planned regimen is, how you're preparing, ask questions and learn what to expect from others, side effects you're experiencing and how to alleviate them, and…
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Start Chemo (doxorubicin) Thursday
Anyone have any experience with doxorubicin? When do symptoms start to come on? Were you able to work while in treatment? How sick did you get? Just looking for any info available. I have been diagnosed since 5/19. Had a lumpectomy and anixilarry dissection. Start Chemo this Thursday, 7/25. Scared and nervous.
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This sucks - Osteonecrosis of the jaw
After 10 months of bisphosonates I have been been diagnosed with ONJ. 3 weeks of mega antibiotics, everything else except letrozole stopped until this is resolved. A bottle of liquid morphine to add to my collection. (Resisting because it feels too ‘cancery’, if you get my drift.) And more ‘activity’ detected in my bones…
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Dealing with the IBC rash
Hello! I am new here, and I am glad I found this place… I am in the middle of the diagnosis process, it has already been clarified that I have BC but there is not a diagnosis yet for IBC. But there are still PET and a biopsy etc. to do… Meanwhile, I have a huge rash (covering the whole right breast and stretching from…