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New to this and a bit lost
Hello, I am a 44 year old woman, wife & mum who was told last night over a phone call that I have a grade 2 ductal cancer that is Estrogen sensitive. I need to make an appointment for either this week or next to discuss my options. I can opt for a lumpectomy and radiation or due to strong family history a double mastectomy…
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Calcification Trail. Confused!
Sorry if someone has already asked this but on my mammogram there was a 7cm calcification trail extended from the cancerous lump in my left breast. They have done a biopsy and i am waiting results but i was curious and slightly confused. Is calcification trail/cluster usually come back positive to cancer? I never thought…
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Triple positive..but invisible on screening tests
Just diagnosed in September after finally pushing my GP for an answer on what this lump actually was that was getting bigger in left breast. Negative results on screening mammograms and ultrasound. Surgeon wasn't concerned but did a biopsy - Triple positive. Then did a lumpectomy 4wks later but it was bigger than he…
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what to take to hospital
newly diagnosed, surgery looks to be next week - tbc monday. what was the most valuable thing you took to hospital with you? - should i be investing in a couple of button down the front tops to make getting dressed easier??? trying to be practical here - my way to cope - My b-i-l recently passed away (he lived with us his…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi there, I've recently been diagnosed with stage 2. I'm rather stressed that I haven't been able to get in sooner to see a specialist. It'll be a month from diagnosis to appointment. I've read of so many of you seeing someone within the week. Is this the difference between public and private?
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EC or AC Does anyone know the difference?
My Chemo in 2020 was EC x4, and Paclitaxol x 12. EC stands for Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide. Does anyone know the difference between EC and AC? My belief is that they are very similar.
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Perjeta/ Trastuzumab thoughts
Hi lovelies, I will start chemo soon. Perjeta as part of second part of my chemo is additional cost and not essential, what are your thoughts or experience on it? I am most likely going to go ahead and pay for it but would love to hear from other experience or point of view.
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Newly diagnosed
Diagnosed on 2nd December with invasive cancer NST. (not sure what that stands for) ER/PR positive HER2 negative. Surgery done last week, breast conserving and lymph node removed. Follow up meeting today with Belinda Brown surgeon (who I really like) and was given a mountain of info. I was told that Post surgery, I will…
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Prolia jab
Hi ladies just been told I need to start taking the prolia injection for osteopina I was taking the tablet and seem to have no side effects but it as effecting my oesophagus so told to stop taking them. I'm on Letrozole and seem to be doing ok but it just seems one thing after another. How's are people going on prolia I'm…
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G-CSF Injection
i hope I’m in the right section to ask a question. I had my first chemo treatment AC dose dense followed by G-CSF injection. Once I got home I had a bad case of hiccups for 24 hrs which finally stopped. A week after the injection it gave me severe back pain and spasms & had to call an ambulance to emergency. I wasn’t given…
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Chemo
Hi all I have stage 1 tripple neg. Going to start chemo very soon . Curious to know what others have done to keep them selfs healthy whilst on treatment. I have to kids 3 and 5 and I'm so scared of chemo fever Thanks all for listening.
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Ice Packs
Moderator moved @tinypott post from activity section to 'Newly Diagnosed'
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Paclitaxel alternatives
Hello i recently been diagnosed and my chemo regieme to begin this week is AC 4 treatments dose dense every 2 weeks followed by Paclitaxel weekly for 12 weeks. Just trying to find out more information from here about AC effects & the peripheral neuropathy with Paclitaxel and if anyone has found it to be permanent. Hoping…
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Time between two surgeries
Wondering what the safe time between lumpectomy and re-excision would be. Mine is just over 6 weeks.
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hit me with your go to question for the chemo dr's
So surgery done and dusted 2 weeks a go now (8.11.2023), lumpectomy completed with 2 cancers being removed from the left breast, as well as all 27 lymph nodes, with only 1 cancer found in that, however the cancer had shown signs they had got it in the nick of time as it was showing signs of spreading out shoots to other…