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Forum: Just Diagnosed

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• Resource that kid helping me

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  Created by: gretchy on Oct 7, 2019 12:02PM

  Latest post: Oct 7, 2019 12:02PM by gretchy

• Diagnosed this Monday....Mastectomy on Tuesday

  11 Posts 292 Views

  Created by: StaciaG on Sep 25, 2019 10:36PM

  Latest post: Oct 5, 2019 02:20PM by mac5

• What if I don’t do anything....

  29 Posts 566 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 12, 2019 09:12PM

  Latest post: Oct 3, 2019 03:37AM by Meow13

• Just clinically diagnosed with stage 2 ILC

  4 Posts 155 Views

  Created by: LMP100 on Sep 28, 2019 10:24PM

  Latest post: Oct 1, 2019 08:24AM by OnTarget

• Recently Diagnosed...Waiting for Treatment Plan

  22 Posts 468 Views

  Created by: ange743 on Sep 14, 2019 09:10PM

  Latest post: Sep 28, 2019 11:47AM by Maryliz99

• Lumpectomy or Mastectomy

  5 Posts 111 Views

  Created by: Luvadog on Sep 7, 2019 02:57PM

  Latest post: Sep 26, 2019 08:03PM by msphil

• Chances of a pet scan tomorrow and nervous

  16 Posts 335 Views

  Created by: Missmom79 on Sep 2, 2019 09:36PM

  Latest post: Sep 24, 2019 11:01PM by Missmom79

• 2.5 cm of IDC found on excisional biopsy

  16 Posts 352 Views

  Created by: Missmom79 on Sep 10, 2019 09:10PM

  Latest post: Sep 22, 2019 12:45PM by FarAwayToo

• Newly diagnosed and feeling overwhelmed

  11 Posts 361 Views

  Created by: SondraF on Sep 13, 2019 12:19PM

  Latest post: Sep 21, 2019 03:28AM by SondraF

• Feeling arm funny before surgery...

  3 Posts 63 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 17, 2019 05:55AM

  Latest post: Sep 17, 2019 09:40AM by claireinaz

• Newly diagnosed DCIS

  1 Posts 34 Views

  Created by: Miranda5579 on Sep 13, 2019 05:18PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 05:18PM by Miranda5579

• DCIS A Timely Topic__1 Million Women In 2020

  5 Posts 101 Views

  Created by: AMKJustDiagnosed on Sep 6, 2019 03:56PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 03:12PM by AMKJustDiagnosed

• Telling friends my diagnosis has had weird results

  33 Posts 532 Views

  Created by: deweygirl19 on Aug 28, 2019 01:06PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 08:42AM by MountainMia

• Genetic testing. Why?

  23 Posts 265 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 11, 2019 09:59AM

  Latest post: Sep 12, 2019 11:22PM by MBPooch

• How do you choose your oncologist?

  24 Posts 304 Views

  Created by: Maya12 on Sep 7, 2019 05:39PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 11:58AM by hapa

• Starting a.c. chemo

  4 Posts 54 Views

  Created by: Gamb on Sep 10, 2019 02:15PM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2019 04:59PM by Gamb

• Is anyone ER+ PG -?

  19 Posts 239 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Aug 30, 2019 10:19PM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2019 11:16PM by ML1209

• Newly dx at 77

  6 Posts 100 Views

  Created by: ML1209 on Sep 8, 2019 02:40AM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2019 03:09PM by ML1209

• Just found out - by accident

  12 Posts 256 Views

  Created by: Maya12 on Sep 6, 2019 11:20PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 05:01PM by Maya12

• Question Sentinel Node Biopsy

  1 Posts 47 Views

  Created by: AnnC2019 on Sep 7, 2019 11:53AM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 11:53AM by AnnC2019

• Newly DX 35-year old

  18 Posts 335 Views

  Created by: berries on Sep 3, 2019 03:13PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 01:28AM by IAmACat

• Axilla / Lymph Nodes during MRI and Ultrasound

  7 Posts 114 Views

  Created by: berries on Sep 5, 2019 05:38PM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2019 10:24PM by OCDAmy

• Surgery in 5 Days

  9 Posts 166 Views

  Created by: AnnC2019 on Aug 24, 2019 09:08AM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2019 08:47AM by mom2bunky

• Help with receptors on pathology report

  4 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: MelissaAshley on Sep 4, 2019 12:25PM

  Latest post: Sep 4, 2019 02:58PM by Ingerp

• Is there any truth to this? Diagnosed under 40..

  15 Posts 473 Views

  Created by: MelissaAshley on Aug 31, 2019 07:47PM

  Latest post: Sep 3, 2019 11:11PM by IM2C

• Is this normal to feel like this?

  13 Posts 263 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Aug 31, 2019 07:46PM

  Latest post: Sep 3, 2019 10:57PM by Rrobin0200

• What is IDC with chronic inflammatory

  6 Posts 101 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 2, 2019 11:11PM

  Latest post: Sep 3, 2019 02:39PM by Eigna

• Breast MRI - anyone else have a miserable experience?

  21 Posts 421 Views

  Created by: 25weeks on May 16, 2012 01:27PM

  Latest post: Aug 31, 2019 05:58PM by jessie123

• 37 years old- just diagnosed with IDC

  4 Posts 117 Views

  Created by: MelissaAshley on Aug 31, 2019 03:22AM

  Latest post: Aug 31, 2019 08:14AM by Ingerp

• Just diagnosed: rare type of breast cancer. Unsure what to feel.

  2 Posts 99 Views

  Created by: rweeden on Aug 30, 2019 07:30PM

  Latest post: Aug 30, 2019 08:35PM by AliceBastable