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Fear.of the unknown
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed yesterday 22-4-2022. Feeling a bit overwhelmed. But trying to be positive and strong for my family
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Oncotype Testing
I was diagnosed with Early Cancer - Oestrogen Positive - 3 February 2022. Since then I have had surgery to remove the lump. I saw my oncologist this week for a treatment plan. Due to my history, Hodgkins lymphoma 1998 and non Hodgkins lymphoma 2008 , sister and other family members with Breast Cancer, and the markers found…
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Breast Cancer Oncologists Melbourne
Hi there, I am wondering if anyone can share positive experiences or recommendations for an oncologist in Melbourne and any that might work at Cabrini?
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Womanhood when you're diagnosed young
Hi everyone, I'm 34 and recently diagnosed. Last Friday I started chemo after a found of egg freezing. So far I've focused on survival and have been taking things one step at a time but now that treatment has started, I'm thinking about how life will change. Will I still be able to have biological children? And if not, how…
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triple negative
Hello to all you lovely ladies who have also been affected by a diagnosis of breast cancer. I am 57yo and had a routine mammogram recently which showed an area in one breast that looked abnormal. I cant feel a lump and neither can the Drs so its early stages. Biopsies done and a triple negative diagnosis confirmed last…
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Surgery decisions
@Sheeba original post copied from the activity section. I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast hormone positive breast cancer in august 2021. The surgeon said because of the size of my breasts in relation to the tumour, 4cm, I would need a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation or I could have chemotherapy first in…
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Should a 2 month wait in the public system from diagnosis to treatment be normal?
How can we consider a two month wait in the public system from diagnosis to treatment be considered normal. This is not what the BCNA are telling us is a normal wait! Even before COVID a two month wait was also taking place in many public hospitals. Why are we are we still putting up with this? We still have members…
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Newly diagnosed
@Vix1963 message moved from the activity section by BCNA moderator. Hi peeps Last 7 days been a whirlwind- HISTORY-24 years ago I had two lumpectomies ,one from each breast - both benign. Have had regular mammograms ever since EXCEPT 2020 when Andrews shutdown screening . So it was three years between my last mammogram and…
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Flight or fight
A little more about my journey. I was diagnosed with breast cancer prior to Christmas. Decided not to tell my Mum and Sister until after Christmas so Christmas wouldn’t be spoilt, had a great day so the I think although hard was the correct decision for me. Plus when I did tell them over a morning tea I had more…
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Newly diagnosed - starting chemo
Original post created by member @Louisehay in activity thread, moved by moderator to 'Newly diagnosed' discussion category:
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Cancer fatigue and body aches
Hi all, since I got diagnosed with triple negative bc I feel like I have no energy left in my body. I hope it’s just the shock as a couple of days before reality hit I was fine. No I always want to sit or lay down. On top of this I have lower back pain and my hips feel really odd, they said they came see any Mets in my…
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Fairly new diagnosis surgery questions
Hello :) Gosh its taken me a long time to make the decision to get myself here but finally after lurking around here I am!! I was diagnosed in October 2021 out of the blue as I am sure we all were and as we all know life gets turned on its head so fast. I wouldn't look at any of my scans or paperwork and basically didn't…
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Phyllodes Tumour
I have just had a lumpectomy for what was originally diagnosed as a Fibroadenoma. It was only when I went for my post surgery checkup with my surgeon that she said the pathology results came back as a Benign Phyllodes Tumour. She was upbeat and didn't have a lot to say about the tumour, just that it was benign and…
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Time span from diagnosis to treatment
Hi- need advice or reassurance please -Overdue BreastScreen Dec 22. -Received call from BreastScreen Jan to come in for further tests/ lump found. went to hospital and had two scans, 3D mammogram, ultrasound and 3 biopsies under ultrasound/local anaesthetic. -Called back 1 week later- confirmed invasive lobular Cancer Of L…
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Newly diagnosed and just started treatment
Hey everyone, my journey started approx 10 th Jan after having my third Covid jab and getting pain under my left arm. So as I do I start poking around and find an unusual lump (have lumpy breasts at best of times!!). I was incredibly lucky to get in to my gp on the Monday who moved heaven and earth to get mammogram and…