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Post surgery
I had my lumpectomy on Friday, after surgery I was very breathless and coughing , they said the breathing tube had aggravated my asthma. Since I got discharged my chest feels heavy, and I’m sore in the diaphragm Ike I’ve done 500 sit ups. Post op care suggestions to improve as I m feeling a bit faint and dizzy.
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Mri hookwire
Today I head for my MRI hookwire then to surgery. What can I expect?
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Weight loss
Hi. I am newly diagnosed with stage 1 BC at the age of 50 (ER+/PR+, HER2-) I had a lumpectomy on 28/4 and am now waiting for radiation and will be on Tamoxifen post radiation. Since I’ve been diagnosed (on 21/4) I’ve lost 2 kgs due to stress & loss of appetite. I’ve now been able to eat but my weight is still the same. I…
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First consultation for DCIS - private or public?
I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with low-grade DCIS, showing up in 2 clusters of microcalcifications on my right friedegg. All quite sudden given I'm 42 and was expecting to be chased away from BreastScreen NSW telling me it was cysts, which has happened to me previously. Instead, I got the works (mammo, ultrasound, biopsy…
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Tamoxifen and breast pain
I am new to the club. Loving the community here . I Had a partly mastectomy plus 3 nodes off on 29/3/21, my week 6 after surgery and waiting for Oncotype result before next treatment as my ki67 was 25%. Oncologist wanted to know if I will be benefit from chemotherapy but I have to wait for another 2.5 weeks and can’t start…
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Multifocal and multitype - pathology questions
I have recently had a lumpectomy which removed 4 tumours, multiple instances of DCIS and one LCIS. Some of the tumours are described as ductal invasive breast cancer (IBC) of no special type (NST)and some are ductal IBC NST with mucinous differentiation -one 90% mucinous and one 50%. All are strongly ER + PR + HER -.…
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Multifocal and multitype - pathology questions
I have recently had a lumpectomy which removed 4 tumours, multiple instances of DCIS and one LCIS. Some of the tumours are described as ductal invasive breast cancer (IBC) of no special type (NST)and some are ductal IBC NST with mucinous differentiation -one 90% mucinous and one 50%. All are strongly ER + PR + HER -.…
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Sydney oncologist recommendations - Children after early hormone positive breast cancer.
Hi everyone, I’m trying to find a Sydney (or Wollongong) oncologist recommendation for a friend of mine. Preferably with an interest in fertility preservation/pregnancy for young cancer patients. My friend is only 28y & was in the process of planning for an elective double mastectomy (due to genetics), when they found…
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Size comparison pre chemo vs post surgery
Hi lovely ladies! I’m a first time poster, long time stalker ;) and up to this point I’ve felt so much support just reading what you have all had to say to others that I haven’t really needed to post up till now. Its so bizarre that I don’t know any of you, yet I feel like I know so many of you. I was diagnosed 28th Sept…
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Hi everyone from Halla, my story so far
Hi, 2 days ago I had a lumpectomy of 3 lumps and a sentinel node. The lumps were found 2 weeks ago. I went to the GP with some mild sensitivity under my arm. It was very subtle, but it hurt a bit if I pressed into the skin. Neither of us could feel any lumps but she sent me for a contrast mammo and u/s to check. Took a…
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Paget’s disease of nipple
Hi, just recently diagnosed with Paget’s disease of nipple, anyone else have/had this?
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Introducing Me
Hello. I was diagnosed on 25 March. I'd seen a lump on my right breast in the bathroom mirror and went to my GP. I've had a lumpectomy and sentinel nodes removed. They didn't expect to find anything in the nodes and that I'd just be doing radiation and then hormone blockers. But there was some cancer, so they now want me…
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Mastectomy 8 days ago- seroma?
Hi ladies, I’ve just had a mastectomy (8days ago) with a tissue expander (that has already been filled a lot - much more than I wanted - so my breast has been hard/round/tight for days). Yesterday my drain was removed even though it was still at 30-40. I feel like it may have been removed prematurely because my surgeon was…
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Surgery
Hi guys, Deboralla from Cairns. I have 2 cancers in my right breast, I have had a month of tests ct, nuclear medicine scan and 2 seperate biopsy’s. still they don’t know if one is in my limp mode, surgery is booked for the 27th of May. Next week I see the surgeon with an answer of a mastectomy or to take the both cancers…
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Graphic photo - 2nd day after mastectomy - is this normal?
Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice. I had a single skin/nipple sparing mastectomy 2 days ago (16th April), with an expander. I’ve just had a look and it looks terrible. I don’t mind the bruising, but I’m concerned about how pink/red & warm the skin is getting. The skin is also becoming more and more numb. & the…