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BlRADS 4A, biopsy pending results
Just had my biopsy done on this complex cyst this morning. It's rated a Bi-rads 4A, so I'm not concerned. I was able to see photos of the area and it doesn't look like a normal black circle. It's more oval, with what looks like walls and other junk just floating around; they are labeling it a multiseptate complex cyst with…
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New metastatic diagnosis
I just received my path report after 4 months of testing for a suspicious lymph node in portahepatic area near liver Results: porta hepatic lymph node positive for metastatic carcinoma with apocrine features. Tumor cells positive for GATA3 and CK7, negative for PAX8, GCDFP and mammoglobin. Although breast origin is favored…
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Starting Radiation October 2021
Hello! Wanted to get a thread started for October radiation, I've met with my Radiation Oncologist and I'll be receiving 30 treatments. I also had my simulation this week and have my markers in place. Technically I start September 30, but what's one more day!
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What to tell new employer?
Hi, I just started a new job. I switched jobs JUST for better health insurance. Unfortunately, I went from mammogram to callback to biopsy, and now I'm due for an excisional biopsy, then the wait for results. I don't know what to say to my employer, it'll be day 5 on the job, and the surgery is scheduled for the whole day,…
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Stage 4 - MBC long term survivor (3+ years)
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with stage 4 MBC. A friend of my friend has been living with MBC since 2012 (she’s been on clinical trial since 2012). This kind of story gives us hope, I would love to hear from anybody that’s been living with MBC for 3+ years. Please share your story with us
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Abnormal Blood test worried about recurrence, help interpreting
Had my annual physical with primary care doc which included cbc differential and comprehensive metabolic panel. Im so scared that these number could mean the cancer is back or spread somewhere else and i dont know how to interpret these numbers. Looking for some help while i wait for Dr tp call and go over. I'll just post…
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recurrence after mastectomy
I was diagnosed with a stage 2 hormone receptor positive tumor in Feburary 2020. I had a right side mastectomy and was supposed to take tamoxifen to prevent cancer in the other breast. I started taking it but stopped because I was afraid of the side effects and that I would have to switch from Fluoxetine to another…
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Back Pain - Weekly Taxol/Herceptin - Neuropathy?
I'm betting a lot of us have dealt with back pain during this treatment. I'm looking for experiences and advice. I'd been moving through treatment with no pain/neuropathy up until round 6. Had a week delay in between round 7. Noticed during the week break that the center of my back is stiff, achy, and tends to hurt more…
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Paid survey in New York City - please see post for info
Hi! For those who don't know me, my name is Kris or KBL on the forum. I've posted before about surveys I've done with RC Horowitz. They are a research company who performs surveys. Right now they are looking for Hispanic and African American breast cancer patients who either live in New York or New Jersey and who could…
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Lines of Endocrine Therapy
I am very interested in the details of endocrine treatment experienced by other members with an ER+/HER2- diagnosis like mine but have been frustrated by trying to make sense of the info that appears beneath an individual's post. I am particularly interested in the chronological order of each type of treatment and whether…
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Anyone had uterus thickness??😭
Hello sisters! Please help i freaked out. I was diagnosed in 2010When i was 38. I had dmx and chemo and radiation and i had hormon blockers for total of 10 years( 5 years Arimidex 5 years Tamoxifen) cancer free since then. I stopped Tamoxifen last year. I never had my period since chemo and the meds put me on chemical…
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It's been awhile....
Hello - It's been awhile since I've checked in. This forum has changed a lot since then. I can't find the usual discussions I stalked and participated in - so starting a new thread. You may see from my history that I was diagnosed as a Stage IV de novo with lobular at the age of 50 (mets to innumerable bones). That was in…
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Repeat Mammo and US in other breast
Has anyone ever been diagnosed with BC in their other breast? I got caught off guard when the hospital called me back saying they need more pictures from my mammo last week. My non breast cancer is always easier to do although I did have a biopsy for calcifications in it about 5 years ago. Just feeling a bit off especially…
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Core needle biopsies vs fine needle aspiration and BIRAD 4A
Hi friends! Have any of you had imagings of complex breasts cysts that said BIRADS 4A, only for a biopsy to prove it actually was cancer? Which type of biopsy did you habe
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Please help decipher my MRI report
hello! First time poster. I recently had my screening MRI (report attached) and my MRI guided biopsy is scheduled for 3/1. Any insight into the highlighted area would be welcomed. The 1.3cm NME section.. This will be my 6th biopsy since August 2021 and so far, so good but I'm feeling down about this one. This was my first…
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August 2011 Surgery Group
Here's the list of August sugeries so far: Bluecowgirl MX Aug. 2 Buzziecat Lumpectomy Aug 2 Deb 74 UMX Aug. 2 Dogeyed Aug. 2 Eema BMX w/ immediate reconstruction Aug. 2 Halo1horns2 BMX w/TE Aug. 2 Sheypres Lumpectomy Aug. 2 dontworrybehappy BMX w/ DIEP Aug. 3 Tigerblood UMX Aug. 4 Lilylady BMX Aug. 8 tkdmomyn BMX Aug. 8…
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fibroadenoma but need to rule out phyllodes - common?
I'm 40 years old, 2 little terrorist kiddos 3 and 11 months I had two biopsies done a week ago on an oval circumscribed mass and a lobulated hypo echo in mass the results came back “Histology indicative of fibroadenoma" but now they want to do follow up imaging to document stability and “more definitively exclude…
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Stable lesion- should I be pressing for more answers?
Hi there, I'm wondering if I need to press my physician for additional testing… 39/F with elevated risk for bc. A year ago I started a preventive path of a mammogram and MRI 1x yearly. My 1st MRI 8 months ago showed a probably benign lesion on left breast. Two mammograms and a follow up US later did not pick anything up.…
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New zoom meetup Tuesdays, 5:30 PM PT (8:30 PM ET)
NEW recurring zoom meetup for people with metastatic breast cancer Tuesdays, 5:30 PM PT (8:30 PM ET) Register Here and looking forward to seeing you.
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Wondering when to get worried about headaches and nausea
I've started having mild headaches recently. I've had headaches off an on before, so it is not completely abnormal, but they usually only lasted for a couple of days and were likely related to my menstrual cycle which is a non-issue now. The headaches are pretty mild. I also am having mild nausea - which may be due to…
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TAXOL- Ive been on for 10 months, has anyone been on longer?
Hi, My doc thinks since I am stable, and I should leave Taxol (2 weeks on one week off) and go on something else when I stop being stable (probably Enhertu) since Neuropathy will only get worse on Taxol. I'm afraid to go off of Taxol since it has put me into "stable". Markers are going up slightly, every 3 weeks. How long…
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What does it mean for a lump to be moveable?
I can't seem to wrap my head around what this means. I have a lump in my breast that according to my doctor is mobile, but I don't know what that means. I can feel the top of it, but it's definitely attached to something, I can't feel the underside of it. I trust my doctor, I just keep seeing this idea that cancerous lumps…
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BREAST LUMP FOR YEARS! WORRIED SPOUSE!
Hello everyone, This might be long, and I don't know if anyone will respond but I have to get this out. The anxiety is unbearable. My fiancée (37, woman) has a large, hard lump in the upper quadrant of her right breast. It's so large, that you can see the difference between her two breasts with a naked eye. The lump has a…
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Please share your experience. I’m terrified, but calm
Good morning. I go in today for my diagnostic 3D mammogram and ultrasound for this lump in the 7:00 - 8:00 subareolar area in my right breast. Did/does anyone else have a lump in this area? Did it end up just being a fibroadenoma? Fingers crossed due to it being in the lower outer quadrant. Thank you, friends!
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Year-long lumps all on right side of body
Hi all! I'm Sybil, and I'm 23. I'm a lumpy girl; always have been since puberty hit. I'm prone to ovarian cysts and have a family history of fibroids and fibroadenomas. I had a breast reduction when I was a teen and the surgeons found a fibroadenoma in my right breast, which they took out. I didn't even know it was in…
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Her2 positive, ER negative ,PR negative
I am interested to hear from folks who have this specific sub type and compare notes. I was diagnosed 6/2021 with L. Breast Ca Stage 11B, 2 positive nodes. Ki-67 90%. Had neoadjuvant TCHP x 6 July’21, double mastectomy 11/21, (tissue expanders, exchange to implants hopefully November 22) followed by Phesgo every 3 wks…
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Brain Seizures
Hello everyone, I had a long brain MRI including other parts of my body. My head was so hot in the machine. The technician was new I think. She needed help from another technician. I was there for 5 hours. The next day, I had a seizure. I truly believe it was caused by having such a long MRI. My head was on fire during and…
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Im not on a "journey" and Im not a "warrior." Who is with me?
No offense to those of you who see this as such, but I do not. I feel like that symbolism is tantamount to a quest for enlightenment and that is bullshit. It's hard not to bristle when people without this diagnosis assume that's who I am now. I was never that kind of person before, and I don't see myself becoming that kind…
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Please guide me
please could someone guide me? My sister is in Pakistan and I am in US. She recently had biopsy. This is results. Can someone please let me know what stage is her cancer and what treatment options she could have. Many
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Why is a lump so terrifying?
Hello friends, I’m new here. My story is a long one so I’ll start with the latest update. This entire progress has only been less than two weeks. *As of Thursday the 13th, I finally got my appointment for my 3D diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Would any of you mind sharing which quadrant yours was found? My lump of…