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Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy and all lymph nodes removed, chemo started just before Christmas and I am struggling with it! Ive got another 2 months of chemo…
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Feeling scared and just a bit angry
Hi, I'm Karen, 61yo, from Victoria. I was diagnosed in September, my birthday actually, I was numb. I had been dealing with a very coercive relationship, narcissism, gaslighting the lot, to be told this news was just too much, I had all sorts going through my head, How do I tell my children? How do I do this? Why me?…
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LOW DOSE TAMOXIFEN
Hi All, I have had treatment for DCIS, (surgery + Radiotherapy) and my specialist has said if I would like to a can take tamoxifen – low dose 5mg, and its an optional extra. I have health anxiety and I know that taking medication will increase my stress and anxiety, so trying to weigh up what to do. Keen to hear of anyone…
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DCI with focal lobular features.
Would DCI with focal lobular features mean I have ILC as well?
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Diagnosed at 40 with ILC on right breast er+pr+ Her2- in December.
I was diagnosed at 40 with ILC on right breast er+pr+ Her2- in early December and going through Maroondah Hospital. I have a 7 year old child and was devestated, routine mammogram only showed 2 lesions, Mri picked up 5 with largest being 3cm, lymph node was clear in pet scan and mri and ultrasound. Waiting for sentinal…
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Private or Public?
Hi everyone, I'm a newly diagnosed in my late 30's. my cancer is invasive grade 1 in one breast. I have private health insurance but the out of pocket costs of the plastic surgeon and aneastetic would be around 14k which is a big figure for me. I'm told if I go private, I can have the surgery as soon as 2 weeks but the…
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Confirmed diagnosis - Hi all
Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with an invasive ductal carcinoma 19mm plus multiple smaller sites that may/may not be malignant. It’s Her2 IHC negative and er/pr positive. It has focal lobular growth pattern (no idea what that means). I’m told this is a good outcome. I have very busy breast so they also discussed bilateral…
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Awaiting formal confirmation - terrified
Hi, I was called back last week for a biopsy of my right breast. The Drs said it was highly suspicious of cancer. At the time I was totally flawed and didn’t take anything in after that. Now I have so many questions having read lots of forums. I just wondered if anyone knows the answers. I’ve seen a lot of people saying…
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Introduction
Hi! I’m Kitty I was diagnosed over Christmas period with breast cancer after noticing a lump on my left breast near my armpit. It is er&pr+ and her2 -. So far all my other tests have been positive and it is just the lump, so looking to get a lumpectomy with sentinel node removed also then radiation ☢️ I am 37 and the…
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Not sure where to turn for advice
Having been recently diagnosed with a 7.7cm tumour in my B-cup breast (luminal A, invasive ductal carcinoma) and no detectable tumours elsewhere, I've been scheduled for a mastectomy next week, followed by radiation, and possibly chemo, age 43. I don't want to have a mastectomy or subsequent treatment, for a number of…
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Breast Cancer and Women who have not had children
I am new here and just been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer. Been going through all the usual: How could this happen to ME with my lifestyle etc." Futile. Then a friend reminded me of the statistics of women who have not had children and how we are at higher risk. Feels like a punishment really. I didn't have children…
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Newly diagnosed metastatic cancer
Hi, I only just got my breast cancer diagnosis 1.5weeks ago and initially it was tentatively said to be Stage 3 due to being grapefruit sized and lymph node involvement. Then a couple of days ago after unrelated investigations it was discovered that there were mets in my vertebrae so I have been upgraded to stage 4. My…
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Scared about the side effects of treatment
Hello everyone, I'm 35 with two young girls- I was initially diagnosed with LCIS just after a routine scan- but after my mastectomy surgery 2 weeks ago, the pathology has come back that I have HER2+ estrogen and progesterone + Lobular carcinoma, but thankfully no spread. It was a real shock as I was not expecting this…
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Information Overload!
Hello lovelies, I was diagnosed just over a week ago with invasive breast cancer in my left breast, after finding a lump. I went for a mammogram 2.5 weeks ago where they took core biopsies. Since then it has been an absolute whirlwind of appointments, questions, information dumps and just trying to find a minute to breathe…
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HER2 positive diagnosed Dec 24 -
49 fit and healthy and then what the! Noticed a dimple in left breast, straight to Dr, all the tests and within 18 days was having my first round of chemo 2 days after Christmas. 2 cm lump left breast, HER2 3+ positive, they don’t believe it is in my lymph nodes just one enlarged from the biopsy. Just finished 2nd of 6…