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Forum: Just Diagnosed

Discuss next steps, options, and resources.

• Important links if just Diagnosed

  2 Posts 5,074 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 11, 2014 11:33AM

  Latest post: May 8, 2014 06:47PM by ednamary

• Mend After Registry to help people going through cancer

  8 Posts 369 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 27, 2019 05:23PM

  Latest post: May 16, 2019 12:54PM by Moderators

• Just Diagnosed- Get Prepared

  401 Posts 22,495 Views

  Created by: sas-schatzi on Feb 13, 2010 06:47AM

  Latest post: May 7, 2019 11:17PM by Amyadipose

• BCO members for 10 or more years - read their inspiring stories

  73 Posts 4,661 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Mar 6, 2014 02:15AM

  Latest post: Apr 12, 2019 04:25AM by Valentina7

• NEW BCO Page: Before Treatment: Planning Ahead for Survivorship

  3 Posts 105 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jan 24, 2019 03:43PM

  Latest post: Apr 6, 2019 06:31PM by PBNC

• Struggling with telling friends & family

  11 Posts 70 Views

  Created by: 55cellos on 9 hours ago

  Latest post: 2 hours ago by Tmh0921

• Feelings

  11 Posts 135 Views

  Created by: ATLWife on Jun 15, 2019 05:54PM

  Latest post: 5 hours ago by bandwoman1234

• Still in Shock!!!

  9 Posts 145 Views

  Created by: karinada on Jun 18, 2019 12:56AM

  Latest post: 5 hours ago by Faith1111

• Crippled to make a decision. Need your help!

  28 Posts 371 Views

  Created by: akhan2019 on Jun 19, 2019 11:19AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2019 01:47PM by Meow13

• DCIS - Just Diagnosed - So Many Decisions

  24 Posts 300 Views

  Created by: teaka123 on Apr 17, 2019 04:15AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2019 10:07AM by MBPooch

• Waiting for surgery day

  6 Posts 62 Views

  Created by: Scorpiox2 on Jun 17, 2019 11:08PM

  Latest post: Jun 18, 2019 09:27AM by gb2115

• Just recently diagnosed. Could use a friend.

  39 Posts 874 Views

  Created by: Star111 on Jun 1, 2019 12:13PM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2019 09:53PM by Mymomsgirl

• If not in lymphnodes does that mean not spread?

  10 Posts 186 Views

  Created by: Monkeybroth on Jun 16, 2019 11:32AM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2019 02:40PM by Monkeybroth

• Guilt

  7 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: ATLWife on Jun 16, 2019 07:30PM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2019 01:23AM by Meow13

• It's a scary ride!

  7 Posts 123 Views

  Created by: LoveMy4Kids on Jun 13, 2019 08:48PM

  Latest post: Jun 16, 2019 02:48PM by LoveMy4Kids

• Overwhelmed and Underprepared

  6 Posts 146 Views

  Created by: eskfrussell on Jun 13, 2019 02:56PM

  Latest post: Jun 16, 2019 01:35AM by eskfrussell

• I don't know what I don't know.

  8 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: Mebechamp on Jun 10, 2019 07:54PM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 01:10PM by vlnrph

• Just diagnosed

  8 Posts 156 Views

  Created by: Pico77 on May 22, 2019 06:24AM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 08:21AM by Pico77

• Just diagnosed, waiting for surgeon appt

  7 Posts 108 Views

  Created by: Itsmemj71 on Jun 2, 2019 01:41PM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 01:18AM by Wendylynne70663

• ....And it keeps getting more complicated....

  16 Posts 411 Views

  Created by: rabby55 on May 13, 2019 02:11PM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 02:29PM by rabby55

• Sister diagnosed today, 3 lumps, but now what?

  5 Posts 74 Views

  Created by: Monkeybroth on Jun 11, 2019 04:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 03:46AM by Monkeybroth

• Is there any hope for long term survival?

  48 Posts 4,058 Views

  Created by: AbbeyFighter on Nov 14, 2012 12:14AM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 03:01AM by Meow13

• Breast cancer but imaging doesn’t show it

  5 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: KBL on Jun 8, 2019 08:43PM

  Latest post: Jun 8, 2019 10:59PM by KBL

• New diagnosis for Badluck!

  16 Posts 503 Views

  Created by: BadLuck on May 25, 2019 11:54AM

  Latest post: Jun 5, 2019 06:56PM by VLH

• Pregnant with ILC

  14 Posts 248 Views

  Created by: et1977 on May 16, 2019 01:21PM

  Latest post: Jun 5, 2019 01:46PM by mom2bunky

• Where to begin? Trigger warning: I'm depressed and jaded

  17 Posts 312 Views

  Created by: HeartShapedBox on May 29, 2019 02:49AM

  Latest post: Jun 4, 2019 07:36PM by msphil

• Still surprised

  3 Posts 100 Views

  Created by: Ceemdee on Jun 1, 2019 01:52PM

  Latest post: Jun 3, 2019 06:18AM by Salamandra

• Fear

  16 Posts 328 Views

  Created by: libby2002 on May 1, 2019 11:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 1, 2019 10:04PM by libby2002

• Scared

  5 Posts 102 Views

  Created by: libby2002 on May 22, 2019 08:13PM

  Latest post: May 31, 2019 09:11PM by libby2002

• Just Diagnosed and very scared

  5 Posts 130 Views

  Created by: ik0106 on May 21, 2019 05:12PM

  Latest post: May 31, 2019 03:31PM by Sofiejo