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Cooling cap
Hello beautifuls, So I’m tossing up between pre shave and trying the cooling cap. Has anyone has success with the cooling cap ?? I’ve had a conversation with my 15 year old son and he wants me to shave as he doesn’t want to watch it fall out. I think he was very brave for telling me this. I’m just wondering if anyone has…
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New diagnosis hers2 positive er/pr positve
Hi all, I'm new to ever using group discussion and having new ca diagnosis. Is anyone out there who has same diagnosis what was your treatment option. I'm going through all the emotions of the diagnosis and hoping to find some relief with chatting to ladies who are experiencing the same. Hope to hear your experiences too,…
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Triple neg grade 3
Ok. So I've just got my biopsy diagnosis and can't get into the surgeon for an app till Fri (my heads spinning and thinking ridiculous things that it'll grow by then) I'm ok. I've come to terms with it, well so far anyway. I know this is a silly question because work is the last thing I should be worried about. However I…
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Metastatic Breast Cancer
I have just been diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer & trying to come to terms with everything. Starting my first round of Chemo this coming Wednesday & feeling overwhelmed. Hopping to hear positive feedback from others who have been or are going through the same experience.
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Newly diagnosed at 28 weeks pregnant
Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with stage 2 tripple negative breast cancer and I’m 29 weeks pregnant. I’m struggling to find much information on stories of women who have been through this and hoping their might be women on here that could share their experience with me if they have been diagnosed whilst pregnant x
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Anyone with implants had a mastectomy with expanders
Hi. I’m new to the forum. I wish I’d known if it weeks ago... I was diagnosed October 2020 with Invasive duct all carcinoma in my left breast. I had a lumpectomy and 3 lymph node removed but the margins weren’t fantastic and two nodes had a couple of cells so I’ve opted for a mastectomy with lymph node clearance with…
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Diep procedure feedback
Hello to the club I never wanted to join! :) .. Recently diagnosed with DCIS over a large area so a mastectomy is necessary (skin and nipple saving). I am contemplating a DIEP procedure and would love to hear of anyone particularly on the sunshine coast qld who has undergone this surgery in the past few years (as the…
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A tiny inflatable boat in a huge storm
Like many others, here I am joining this not-so-sought-after club- and feeling very much like a tiny inflatable boat in a stormy sea. I‘be just been diagnosed this week, although the process has been a bit back to front due to how busy things are during COVID. It feels like everything is happening all at once. Every day…
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Recently diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and feeling a little nervous.
I found a lump in my breast at the beginning of Feb and went to the Dr thinking it was probably just a cyst but unfortunately it turned out to be cancer. I've spoken to the Specialist had a PET Scan and a breast tissue mark clip insertion as I'll be having chemo first and am seeing the oncologist on Monday but I'm just a…
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Newly diagnosed - Just want to hit the pause button
I wish I could rewind the clock and go back to 48 hrs ago when I was blissfully unaware of my diagnosis and still believing that there is no way this could happen to me. I received the call just over 24 hrs ago that I've been diagnosed with an invasive ductal carcinoma, triple negative. They've graded it as a 2/3. The plan…
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Anxiety-surgery next week
Dear all, Just needing some support after reading a lot of stories on here. I was diagnosed with BC back in June 2020- triple negative breast cancer with 3 lymph nodes involvement. I started chemo very shortly after with the AC/Taxol-Carbo combination and the keytruda immunotherapy every 3 weeks and is still going. I am 37…
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The wait is messing with my emotions and head space
Hi l was diagnosed with Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on 29th December 2020. I had a lumpectomy on the 9th January my lump was 25mm and 2 lymph nodes removed. Saw my surgeon on the 12th January and the next step was told chemo and radiation because it’s a fast growing cancer. The lymph nodes were clear so was very…
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Need advice on side effects
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with her2 positive breast cancer on the 9th Dec 2020, Started Chemotherapy on 11th Jan 2021. Had my second session of chemo yesterday 1st feb. all went well until I got home. Both of my feet and ankles swelled up, tried calling chemo nurse but unfortunately they all had gone home for the day!…
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radiation!
feeling concerned that my radiation is not happening soon enough , my surgery was on 17th dec and my first radiation is not starting till 27 January ,is it usually this long??
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Is a blog over the top?
Hi, I'm Kirrilee, I don't even know any answers to fill in the journal page about myself. I know nothing about anything yet. This is what I do know. I have grade 3 aggressive breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy and some nodes taken on Thursday (21st Jan). I have another appointment with the surgeon on Friday. I didn't mean…