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Forum: Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Meet others who are just facing the diagnosis of a recurrence of breast cancer or metastatic (advanced) disease. You are NOT alone.

• Breastcancer.org: Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer Section

  1 Posts 1,524 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 12, 2011 01:57PM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2011 01:57PM by Moderators

• Local recurrence after mastectomy and radiation

  17 Posts 252 Views

  Created by: Secondtimeround on Sep 17, 2020 10:17AM

  Latest post: Sep 23, 2020 07:36PM by Secondtimeround

• Isolated skin recurrence after mastectomy

  18 Posts 295 Views

  Created by: Jacfin on Aug 22, 2020 10:20AM

  Latest post: Sep 23, 2020 09:44AM by Jacfin

• Never had mri before need advice

  8 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: kdholt on Sep 22, 2020 09:53AM

  Latest post: Sep 22, 2020 03:26PM by AliceBastable

• Talk me off the cliff

  5 Posts 116 Views

  Created by: kdholt on Sep 21, 2020 05:18PM

  Latest post: Sep 22, 2020 06:29AM by Rah2464

• Irregular Lymph node

  7 Posts 209 Views

  Created by: VioletKali on Feb 27, 2019 07:52PM

  Latest post: Sep 20, 2020 12:37PM by HeatherPsalm34-4

• Shadow in chest is recurrence

  1,465 Posts 36,627 Views

  Created by: jackboo09 on Mar 8, 2017 10:32AM

  Latest post: Sep 16, 2020 04:23PM by moth

• Axillary node Recurrence

  9 Posts 174 Views

  Created by: juliechris on Aug 31, 2020 11:15PM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2020 09:46AM by KBeee

• Almost 10 years IDC free ...now Recurrence of ILC

  5 Posts 175 Views

  Created by: amyedb59 on Aug 23, 2020 06:31AM

  Latest post: Sep 2, 2020 10:41AM by KBeee

• My cancer is back. I’m scared

  19 Posts 907 Views

  Created by: Hopfull2 on Aug 5, 2020 01:51AM

  Latest post: Sep 2, 2020 10:37AM by KBeee

• Tiny recurrence after mastectomy and radiation -- what's next?

  42 Posts 1,751 Views

  Created by: Kat104 on Dec 8, 2019 08:08AM

  Latest post: Aug 24, 2020 08:35PM by MinusTwo

• Possible metastasis or something else?

  2 Posts 60 Views

  Created by: Katiha on Aug 22, 2020 12:55PM

  Latest post: Aug 22, 2020 02:00PM by MinusTwo

• Recently diagnosed w/mets to bones...

  20 Posts 579 Views

  Created by: Katrose on Jul 26, 2020 10:26AM

  Latest post: Aug 20, 2020 08:24PM by Katrose

• Metastatic for 7 years?

  4 Posts 196 Views

  Created by: Peacestrength2013 on Jul 27, 2020 06:17PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 03:11PM by exbrnxgrl

• Good for 8 years.....and now it's back......and it's everywhere

  12 Posts 409 Views

  Created by: arissasmom on Jul 31, 2020 06:04PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 12:54PM by KBeee

• Bone mets discovered after 7 years

  9 Posts 661 Views

  Created by: lawgirljenn on Feb 29, 2020 11:49AM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2020 12:53PM by KBeee

• Back again

  15 Posts 413 Views

  Created by: lehrski on Jul 20, 2020 10:14PM

  Latest post: Jul 28, 2020 11:05PM by lehrski

• Scared

  14 Posts 536 Views

  Created by: Nextyear on Jun 15, 2020 11:35AM

  Latest post: Jul 22, 2020 11:20PM by KBeee

• TNBC Regional Axillary Recurrence - advice/experiences/input?

  25 Posts 491 Views

  Created by: TNBC_77 on Jul 4, 2019 01:17PM

  Latest post: Jul 2, 2020 04:37AM by Julz42XX

• Help TNBC sisters, recurrence !

  9 Posts 197 Views

  Created by: cookie54 on Jun 9, 2020 07:07AM

  Latest post: Jun 28, 2020 06:12PM by cookie54

• Mets to bone and pleura.

  26 Posts 1,054 Views

  Created by: laastra on Apr 16, 2020 11:59AM

  Latest post: Jun 16, 2020 01:33AM by GiGiL

• Anyone on AI's when recurrance happened?

  200 Posts 6,639 Views

  Created by: Vavoom10 on Sep 30, 2009 09:34PM

  Latest post: Jun 14, 2020 12:51PM by Houston2016

• Need Pathology Report Help Please....

  7 Posts 349 Views

  Created by: Marel on Sep 26, 2019 07:43AM

  Latest post: May 25, 2020 03:18AM by jcp

• ‘Probable’ Bone Mets

  16 Posts 681 Views

  Created by: WonderNurseRN on Mar 10, 2020 09:32PM

  Latest post: May 19, 2020 09:15AM by sharapril1021

• Local Recurrence

  40 Posts 1,252 Views

  Created by: Mudstick on Mar 10, 2020 02:53PM

  Latest post: May 12, 2020 11:17AM by Mudstick

• Mestatic Breaast Cancer Diagnosis

  4 Posts 247 Views

  Created by: Tammyfhall on Apr 9, 2020 09:33PM

  Latest post: May 4, 2020 05:42PM by illimae

• MBC - anxiety and difficulty following treatment plans

  3 Posts 115 Views

  Created by: Mylogin on May 2, 2020 02:38PM

  Latest post: May 4, 2020 04:46PM by KBeee

• Fourth recurrence - when to stop

  31 Posts 1,402 Views

  Created by: mccathyg on Jul 18, 2019 11:15AM

  Latest post: May 2, 2020 03:05PM by Mylogin

• New "primary" cancer; other breast--ewwww, ugh, yuck, boo

  27 Posts 610 Views

  Created by: JLBinPDX on Feb 9, 2020 12:53AM

  Latest post: Apr 18, 2020 04:56PM by JLBinPDX

• Local Recurrence after Maesectomy

  1 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: jamie1969 on Mar 31, 2020 08:45PM

  Latest post: Mar 31, 2020 08:45PM by jamie1969