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my name is michele
hi my name is michele im 44 years young i have 3 kids boy 18 and identical twin girls 17,,,,and a beautiful loving hudband... im a lucky girl... last thursday i had two tumors removed and only 1 node. recoveing well,,,, have had good days and teary days but all in all very positive, the support is amazing im feeling so…
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hello - newby here :)
Hi all. Im a 42 year old mum with 2 teenage sons, married for 20 years. I had a routine mammogram which showed a mass in my right breast. I had no symptoms or felt no lump, I did the scan just because I could, and thank goodness I did. I It may have saved my life. I was diagnosed just over 3 weeks ago and in that time Ive…
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Newly Diagnosed
Well, this is been the strangest few weeks of my life to say the least! 24/7/13 - sore lymph nodes in left armpit 25/7/13 - felt lump in left breast 26/7/13 - GP appointment 29/7/13 - Ultrasound and mammogram and told it was very likely cancer 30/7/13 - Biopsies done on lump and lymph nodes 2/8/13 - Diagnosed with Invasive…
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Newbie
Hi all, I am new to all this so apologies if I get it wrong. I am a 41 year old mother of one and have just been Diagnosed with TNBC invasive grade three. I have had breast surgery and my ovaries removed and will start chemo on the 28th of this month. So much has happened in the last 4 weeks that it just doesn't seem real.…
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Magsblog
My name is Magalie, I am 34 and I have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer 6 months ago. Luckily I felt the lump at its early stage, it was still small and the cancer had not spread yet. But because it was quite an aggressive type of cancer and because I am still so young, I am actually going through 9 months of treatment…
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New member
Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma I am having my Lumpectomy next wednesday. I feel overwhelmed with all the information there is to take in. I feel scared, wish I didn't have this, feel alone, but know I am not alone and will get through this. I am so glad this site is available to be able to…
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New
Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself. I have secondary breast cancer. Was originally diagnosed in Sept 2006 with stage 4 BC and had chemo, mastectomy, and radiation. Then in June 2011 we found bone mets and a new primary in other breast and lymph nodes. I then had chemo and hormone therapy, (though my original…
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Starting chemo next week!
Hi everyone, I am a 57 year old diagnosed with breast cancer. I have had surgery and my lymph glands were clear of cancer. I will be starting chemotherapy AC next week (1st August) and will be having four rounds. Is anyone else starting their Chemo around the same time?
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Just diagonsed
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with early stage bc am having surgery in 3 days and am finding it difficult to sleep at night at the moment. Biopsy came back as early stage but Doctor tells me that this is not 100% accurate, this brings me on a huge downer. Every time I feel like I'm starting to cope. The waiting of results…
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First
Sitting here after first joining BCNA thinking, "I really should be writing school reports". Instead I'm having a smooth glass of Drambui and starting my first ever blog. Don't know who's gonna read it... Don't really know why I'm doing it... But I do love writing and had thought I should start again after 18 years of…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi Ladies, My name is Sam. I've been married 16years.I'm a mum to Josh 14 & Jade 6. I'm very fortunate to have everything move very quickly so far. GP told me it was caner last Tuesday, saw my surgeon on Wednesday (Dr Norman Janu) & managed to have surgery on Thursday. I have stage 2-3 TNBC. I was expecting to have upto 30…
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redhead
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with breat cancer on 11 April 2013. I had my first chemo last Friday. Hot flushes, aches and pains, periods and sore feet.
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bcsurvivor
Hello I'm a newbie here, my name is Natalie. I first was diagnosed with Triple Neg grade three cancer back in Nov 11, had lumpectomy, went through FEC chemo and radiation therapy. Had my usual mammogram and then ultrasound, FNA and then core biopsy to find Triple neg again, a mastectomy and chemo to follow. Surgery this…
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Newbie
Hi Ladies, It's been really inspiring to read all your stories and I'm really glad that Katie decided to start this group. Don't know if people are still active, but I just wanted to share my story. I'm 21 years old and had a lump removed in May 2011, which turned out to be a Phyllodes Tumor and was half a kilo, no jokes.…
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First posting
Hi all, My name is Joanne and I was diagnosed with bc from my first routine mammogram. Since then, 30 Jan it has been such a roller coaster ride I,m still hanging on. First a lumpectomy, then mastectomy, not to mention all the diagnostic tests MRI's, ct's heart scans; does it ever end? I know it will but it seems never…