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Drain pain
Hi all I am two weeks post left nipple saving mastectomy on left with implant reconstruction. Pathology after surgery found cancer in lymph nodes so I had a lymph clearance one week ago. I have found the recovery from the lymph surgery so much more painful and my drain site seems to be where the pain is coming from. The…
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DCIS and HRT
I am was recently diagnosed with DCIS stage 1 - there is a lot to take on board - I am currently using HRT - which will be ceased very soon - I don't know what to use for menopause symptoms after HRT ceases - any ideas!!
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Confused & Overwhelmed
Hi everyone I'm brand new & so overwhelmed. My nurse has passed on theses details & I'm looking to share my story, offer my support & hope my new sisters can help & guide me please. I've got a small 11 x 8mm cancer. Grade 2, invasive ductal, ER 95%, PR 95%, Her negative & I'm booked for surgery 24 October. I've been told…
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Nervous and new
Hi all. Im a 53 year old single mother of 2 adult children with an elderly mother who has been battling lung liver and bone cancer for the last 7 years. She lives an hour away from me with my awesome step father whom also is being treated for prostrate cancer. I was diagnosed as having grade 2 invasive ductal cancer 2…
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer
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Usure what decision to make
Hi, I was diagnosed on the 13th of September 2024. I have had my surgery, a right breast mastectomy. I am now 3 weeks post-surgery, I met with an oncologist two days ago to have an informed discussion. As my cancer is classed as grade 2 (20mm) and (9mm) he has suggested that it is my decision to make in regards to having…
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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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Breast cancer
Hi I've done mastectomy on my right breast..and they found 2 active cancer under my arms lymp mode..I have to.do chemotherapy first 3 months I have to do 4 sessions of chemotherapy every21 days..Nd after it I have to do it once a week for 3 months..so total 6 months chemotherapy..I'm so scared I Start chemotherapy…
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Stage 1 breast cancer
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Radiation - Is Moo Goo enough?
Hi everyone, I am currently undergoing a 6 week radiation treatment, two weeks in. I am using Moogoo 3 - 4 times a day and my skin is healthy to start with. I am having underarm, left breast and left lower neck. Due to the large area, I have been advised to use Moo Goo 3 - 4 times a day rather than Strata XRT and our…
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Intro + Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemo?
Hi all, My wife's just been diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma NST (Grade 2-3) ER+, PR+, HER2- with a 29mm tumour and at least 1 involved lymph node. Needless to say it's hit us like a bus and we're in that dark, foggy place pre-treatment where we have no idea what's coming up next. That said, things have, luckily,…
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2nd op
Hi, I have early stage breast cancer...I had my 1st surgery on the 18th Sep but have to go back in on the 16th of this month as they didn't get any of my cancer...my wound opened up last weekend & they stitched me up for this yesterday...does any one have any tips for the 2nd time round?? I usually am a side sleeper but…
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50/50 on chemo - what to do
Hello im new on here and would like to ask for your thoughts i have grade 2 invasive ductal cancer progesterone and eostrogen positive breast cancer lumpectomy and SNB completed 31/7 2 positive sentinel nodes detected ALND completed 25/9 all nodes negative oncologist says it’s very borderline for chemo it may or may not…
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Avoiding radiotherapy
Hi, are there any community members here that have avoided radiotherapy and then regretted it later? or vice versa. I had a very small pre cancer, which was non-invasive and I'm in my 40s. I am anxious about radiotherapy (long term effects) and though its the standard treatment (because the precancer was high grade), I am…
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Early stage lymphoedema
Hi everyone. So I’ve just come back from one of my lymphoedema clinic appointments and they said my sozo measures and arm measurements were a bit high. I’ve been given some extra exercises and self lymph draining massage instructions to do but I was just wondering for anyone who has had reversed it fro this stage had any…