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Newly diagnosed - breast reconstruction decisions
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Post-surgery swelling
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Mastectomy or Mastectomy plus reconstruction
Hi, I am trying to make a good decision regarding this. I thought I would be ok with a double mastectomy, no reconstruction, but I am finding it tough to make the call. This is my third breast cancer and I have had radiation on both sides, so my surgeon is recommending DIEP flap. It just sounds so brutal. If you have…
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Treatment after surgery
Hi everyone, I have recently had two lots of surgery (first on 11/7) and second surgery on 29/7. I am finding the brain fog a bit of a challenge (which I have been told is due to having two surgeries close together), so can’t really think straight to correctly say the types, however had a different type in each breast. One…
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My ALND was a bust..
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting. I discovered my lump in late May while breastfeeding my bub, and am now two weeks post surgery for hormone positive breast cancer. Not the clogged duct I had originally assumed it was. It’s been an awful shock, as I know everyone will understand. So, I have just had a lumpectomy,…
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New to the Journey
Sad to be joining this journey with everyone, but staying positive 'is what it is' has become the new slogan in this house. Got an official TNBC dignosis mid december, was an incidental find. Had a mamagram and got called back to for a further look at 2 things, turns out those things were fine but found a BC lump which…
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Triple Positive Breast Cancer
Hi there first time on here, not really into social media but was wondering if there are others, which I am sure there are who have the same diagnosis as me, would be nice to talk to someone who is going through the same as me, I was diagnosed November last year, done 4 cycles of chemo, then onto weekly treatments, just…
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Can not believe it.
Shock, denial, anger - cant imagine how I can move towards acceptance. Newly Dx. Initially was stage 2, then told stage 3 and now looking at stage 4 with lung mets. What the! This roller coaster is insane and I want to get off. Found a lump 8 weeks ago, took a month to get into my rural GP, another 2 week wait for scans…
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AWAITING SECOND OPINION FROM WBCI
* Previous post was accidentally deleted by myself (fml) * Is there a cancer hiding somewhere in this moderate to highly dense Fibroglandular breast tissue of mine? HISTORY: Age: 36yo Menstruating since 11yo Endometriosis - surgery in 2022. 2 children - 10yo and 5yo Recurrent mastitis infections since the birth of first…
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DCIS Diagnosis (Breast Cancer 8yrs ago)
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Newly Diagnosed - Diabetes & Treatment Side Effects
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Time to process
Hi All, my intro post. Such a roller coaster of emotions and processing suddenly going from perfectly healthy to not! I had a Diagnosis 22/12/23 IDC with 2.9cm tumor and lymphnode involvement from BreastscreenSA. ER and PR +, Her -. (Xmas is harsh to get such news, both in the slow down of services and in telling nearest…
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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Diagnosis
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Mastectomy for DCIS
Hello. I am 42 and have recently been diagnosed with DCIS and am having to decide between a lumpectomy (with likely radiation) and a mastectomy. The DCIS is 33mm long, and categorised as high grade. If anyone reading this has also had to make this decision and would be happy to provide some insight into their process it…
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Early Breast Cancer
Hi All, I was recalled for mammograms and they did biopsies and was diagnosed on 25th June (of which would have been my mothers birthday). I have a 10mm lump plus some calcifications around that area. I have seen my surgeon and have asked for a mastectomy rather than remove the lump and calcifications in about four areas…