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Forum: Just Diagnosed

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• Overwhelmed and Underprepared

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  Created by: eskfrussell on Jun 13, 2019 01:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 4, 2019 12:26PM by msphil

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

  20 Posts 456 Views

  Created by: HeartShapedBox on May 29, 2019 01:49AM

  Latest post: Aug 2, 2019 08:53AM by Homemadesalsa

• Contralateral BC Survival Stats

  9 Posts 143 Views

  Created by: TheLadyGrey on Jul 22, 2019 10:47AM

  Latest post: Jul 27, 2019 12:44PM by Belinda977

• Has anyone had a Goldilocks mastectomy

  12 Posts 321 Views

  Created by: Kathi2018 on May 28, 2018 09:22AM

  Latest post: Jul 24, 2019 06:49PM by Margun

• What do you ladies think?

  15 Posts 150 Views

  Created by: arizonaboundgal on Jul 23, 2019 06:04AM

  Latest post: Jul 23, 2019 05:55PM by beep7bop

• sore area on breast dismissed/turn out to be cancer

  8 Posts 326 Views

  Created by: beep7bop on Mar 20, 2019 09:32PM

  Latest post: Jul 23, 2019 05:25PM by msphil

• So it turned out to be ILC...im 46

  13 Posts 271 Views

  Created by: Trying2staypositive on Jul 15, 2019 09:26PM

  Latest post: Jul 23, 2019 11:43AM by Trying2staypositive

• Advice for a single woman prior to starting treatment?

  22 Posts 299 Views

  Created by: Karen2019 on Jul 16, 2019 10:41AM

  Latest post: Jul 21, 2019 08:14PM by GiddyupGirl

• Struggling with telling friends & family

  15 Posts 202 Views

  Created by: 55cellos on Jun 24, 2019 09:39AM

  Latest post: Jul 21, 2019 06:31PM by Acucindy

• Crippled to make a decision. Need your help!

  32 Posts 675 Views

  Created by: akhan2019 on Jun 19, 2019 10:19AM

  Latest post: Jul 21, 2019 03:34PM by Salamandra

• DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER TOTAL CURE & HEALING!

  1 Posts 29 Views

  Created by: Deleted Member on Jul 21, 2019 01:20AM

   

• They want more tattoos? Where/how many did u get?

  11 Posts 84 Views

  Created by: breast2beast on Jul 20, 2019 04:41AM

  Latest post: Jul 20, 2019 10:18AM by breast2beast

• Just recently diagnosed. Could use a friend.

  45 Posts 1,144 Views

  Created by: Star111 on Jun 1, 2019 11:13AM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2019 07:35PM by Star111

• Still in Shock!!!

  19 Posts 441 Views

  Created by: karinada on Jun 17, 2019 11:56PM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2019 01:17AM by karinada

• New here

  9 Posts 253 Views

  Created by: Debsauga on May 20, 2019 10:56AM

  Latest post: Jul 11, 2019 03:15PM by msphil

• Hi. :(

  14 Posts 292 Views

  Created by: Time_hope on Jul 3, 2019 10:13PM

  Latest post: Jul 11, 2019 09:03AM by claireinaz

• Guilt

  11 Posts 267 Views

  Created by: ATLWife on Jun 16, 2019 06:30PM

  Latest post: Jun 30, 2019 08:37AM by edwards750

• It's a scary ride!

  9 Posts 185 Views

  Created by: LoveMy4Kids on Jun 13, 2019 07:48PM

  Latest post: Jun 29, 2019 07:07PM by msphil

• Just diagnosed with IDC

  40 Posts 678 Views

  Created by: Robyn57 on Nov 18, 2018 04:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 24, 2019 10:29PM by nanette7fl

• Feelings

  11 Posts 165 Views

  Created by: ATLWife on Jun 15, 2019 04:54PM

  Latest post: Jun 24, 2019 01:34PM by bandwoman1234

• DCIS - Just Diagnosed - So Many Decisions

  24 Posts 330 Views

  Created by: teaka123 on Apr 17, 2019 03:15AM

  Latest post: Jun 21, 2019 09:07AM by MBPooch

• Waiting for surgery day

  6 Posts 72 Views

  Created by: Scorpiox2 on Jun 17, 2019 10:08PM

  Latest post: Jun 18, 2019 08:27AM by gb2115

• If not in lymphnodes does that mean not spread?

  10 Posts 221 Views

  Created by: Monkeybroth on Jun 16, 2019 10:32AM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2019 01:40PM by Monkeybroth

• I don't know what I don't know.

  8 Posts 146 Views

  Created by: Mebechamp on Jun 10, 2019 06:54PM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 12:10PM by vlnrph

• Just diagnosed

  8 Posts 161 Views

  Created by: Pico77 on May 22, 2019 05:24AM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 07:21AM by Pico77

• Just diagnosed, waiting for surgeon appt

  7 Posts 115 Views

  Created by: Itsmemj71 on Jun 2, 2019 12:41PM

  Latest post: Jun 13, 2019 12:18AM by Wendylynne70663

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

  16 Posts 444 Views

  Created by: rabby55 on May 13, 2019 01:11PM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 01:29PM by rabby55

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

  5 Posts 84 Views

  Created by: Monkeybroth on Jun 11, 2019 03:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 02:46AM by Monkeybroth

• Is there any hope for long term survival?

  48 Posts 4,097 Views

  Created by: AbbeyFighter on Nov 13, 2012 11:14PM

  Latest post: Jun 12, 2019 02:01AM by Meow13

• Breast cancer but imaging doesn’t show it

  5 Posts 166 Views

  Created by: KBL on Jun 8, 2019 07:43PM

  Latest post: Jun 8, 2019 09:59PM by KBL