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2017 BC Diagnosis…how are you doing?
Hello Friends:💐 It’s been awhile since I’ve checked in. I’m curious how my 2017 friends are doing. Have you had a recurrence? Is all going well? I’d love to know how everyone from 2017 is doing. I’m doing well. This site has been a huge support to me and I just want to thank you all again for your support. I look forward…
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Worried About Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Start here
Hi! We know you're here and worrying about a symptom or change to your breast or breasts. You may have found yourself Googling your symptoms, which led you to finding information on inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Before coming to any conclusion, we hope you can take a deep breath, and read below from the main…
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Any insight?
hello! I am new here. A week or two ago I noticed a little bit of redness by my nipple and didn’t think much of it. Since then and over the past few weeks it has now just grown in size. There is a tiny tiny dot that I scratched that appears to maybe started this whole thing, not sure. Anyway- since I had my breast aug 6…
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AWAITING SECOND OPINION
Is there a cancer hiding somewhere in this moderate to highly dense Fibroglandular breast tissue of mine? From Sydney, Australia HISTORY: Age: 36yo Menstruating since 11yo Endometriosis - surgery in 2022. 2 children - 10yo and 5yo Recurrent mastitis infections since the birth of first child. Spontaneous and recurrent…
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Realistic looking custom wigs
Bout to start treatment in the coming months. Hunting for a good, high quality, realistic looking wig. Found a couple promising ones (ie wigs by tiffani and high definition hair). Seems the one closest to what I am looking for is High Definition Hair (highdefinitionhair.com). They seem to be custom made wigs (custom…
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Post Mastectomy Peau d'orange - IBC Concern and Questions...
I had a mastectomy in October 2023 following a DCIS diagnosis. It is now Feb 2024 and my swelling has not subsided. Despite asking why my swelling had not gone down and being told by my plastic surgeon that there was no cause for concern, my gut told me to cancel my final reconstruction surgery and demand a look at my…
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Persistent IBC symptoms, confusion and fear about what to do next.
Hi, I am re-posting as my last post went up just before the forums migrated over to their new and improved update! I am 36F and having a lot of trouble 1) differentiating between symptoms and anxiety and 2) understanding what to do next. I fear deeply that I am just allowing IBC to progress, knowing it moves quickly, but…