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Thank you
Hi Everyone, Nearly two years ago I joined you lovely ladies as a blubbering scared mess. You all gave me the questions to ask. Decipher medical jargon I learnt from your firsthand experience what to expect from treatment much better than any books we were given. Taught me it was ok to cry. How to not let myself…
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How long until BRCA test results?
I was recently diagnosed with synchronous bilateral IDC both grade 1 with no lymph node involvement. As I am under 50 (47) and because of the bilateral primaries with a small family my Dr suggested the BRCA test. I had it yesterday but the pathologist couldn't tell me how long ghe results take. Does anyone know? Also my Dr…
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Now to Heal
Yippee - surgery all done last Friday, new larger puppies are coming home to the farm with me and with a flat tum. Chemo & Rads all done from April to Sept. Path report today said was the best outcome! Calls from the whole medical team all day. Hugs to them all for saving my life and helping me through. Not to mention the…
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18/10/17 Poddlejules' Birthday Today!!!
Sending a Huge Happy Birthday Wish to you @Poddlejules for your birthday today!! Wishing you love, laughter, overflowing happiness,wonderful anticipation, and excitement and cake. Hoping today is awesomely fantastic!!Xx Cath
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19/10/17 Jenv's Birthday Today!!!
Sending a Huge Happy Birthday Wish to you @Jenv on your birthday today!! Wishing you love, laughter, frivolity, loads of good excesses, joy, excitement and cake!! Hope today is totally brilliant. Xx Cath
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Removal of implants
Hello. It's been a few yrs since I've been on here for advice and support. I'm currently on my 3rd set of implants after my diagnosis and double mastectomy in 2013. Unfortunetly my left implant is again causing me a lot of pain and I have a 2.5cm lump which the scan shows it as a possible haematoma. It constantly gives me…
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Radiotherapy
hello lovely ladies, ive finished chemo which was such a relief, the side effects were getting me pretty down. i go in for planning tomorrow for radiotherapy and am quite nervous! What sise effects did people have with radiotherapy?
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18/10/17 Mira's Birthday Today!!!
Sending a huge Happy Birthday Wish to you @Mira on your birthday today!! Wishing you love, guffaws of laughter, happiness, excitement, anticipation, cake and for you tubs and tubs of ice cream! Hope your day is spectacularly brilliant. Xx Cath
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Finding a Bra that fits one breast
I had no idea it would be this hard to find a bra that fits my remaining right breast & doesn't hurt the scar area on the other side. Everything I've tried so far hurts the scar area underneath my arm & around my ribs. . It is definitely more comfortable to wear the bra with my breast form (otherwise the whole thing pulls…
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1st Chemo and scalp cooling
Tomorrow I have my first (of 4) cycles of AC chemo. i know everyone reacts differently but was wondering when the side effects generally kick in? I am hoping to work throughout treatment. also did anyone do the scalp cooling cap? I'm not sure I can handle being that cold! thanks ladies x
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I just want to be a normal human again
hi ladies, I need to vent out as I've been crying my eyes out all morning. Day 25 today post bilateral mastectomy with expanders. Had 4 drains in and I have 1 last one in that doesn't want to go!!! I'm down to 52mls but it goes up and down. The other day it was just 35mls and I started to get excited but no then it went up…
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St John's Wort
Good afternoon ladies. Has anyone tried St John's Wort? I am occasionally a bit down and lately have started to have these anxiety attacks... weird. I decided to try the SJW, I have only been taking it since 30/09/17. And have actually been feeling happy often since!! (Just read my diary). And it seems to of started on the…
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Triple Negative breast cancer
I was diagnosed at age 35 with breast cancer HER 2 positive, grade 3, spreading to one of my lymph nodes. I had AC, radio, Taxatere and then Herceptin. 12 years later to the month I have been diagnosed with a primary, triple negative in the same breast. I have had a mastectomy and will start my AC on Friday. Its been…
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Immunotherapy
looking for any ladies who have or are considering Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer
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Radiation esophagitis
Just wondering if anyone else had a painful throat from radiation. Mine started around day 4 and I'm now up to number 10 out of 25 zaps. Told I have esophagitis. Already having trouble swallowing from pain. How much worse is it likely to get if I'm only 10 treatments in. How long did it take to go away after rads finished.…