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Great, good and I'm not sure
Hi, I'm 37 and have unfortunately joined the BC journey. 1 month after having a breast check by my GP (nothing suspicious felt) I discovered a lump on my right breast. Fast forward to 10th August I underwent a mastectomy of my right breast and auxiliary clearance. Pathology results have come back. 5cm grade 3 invasive…
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I've got this ....
Wow what a whirlwind ... 4th July I went for a routine mamogram , they found 2 lumps in my right breast , i had a right breast Masectomy on the 4th of August, and I've just got my results back, I suppose the results are good( well as good as they can be) 1 Tumor was stage 3 Tumor 2 was stage 2 but I have nothing in my…
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Anxiety through the roof
Tomorrow (Wednesday) off to get Whole Body Bone Scan, DEXA and CT Chest abdo and pelvis. So over invasive tests. I'm not brave at all and am beside myself. I wish I could pull my big girl pants on and just get over it, but I feel sick with worry. Its not just the thought of the injections, its also the fact that the tests…
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer
i was diagnosed with triple negative inflammatory breast cancer in April. I have had four cycles of AC and have had two of four cycles of docetaxal. The first four treatments were relatively easy but the docetaxal is so painful. My bones and joints just ache and have sharp pain as well. My concerns are many, however are…
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Sentinel node injection
I'm due to have the sentinel node radioactive substance injection on Tuesday in preparation for surgery the next day. Can anyone tell me how long it takes?
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Diagnosed on 1 May 2017
I am 58 and have a lifetime habit of healthy living. Therefore,when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, like everyone else I'm sure, I couldn't believe it. It never occurred to me I would get cancer. After I competed treatment I did everything I could think of to ensure I would be healthy and cancer free.…
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Next phase ... Chemo on Monday
Hi, After the lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy op, then next op of total axillary clearance of my right arm, I am now up to chemo. It starts on Monday. I am HER2 positive, grade 3, so will be having 17 injections into tummy over the course of treatment, taking full treatment time to 51 weeks ... ergh. Did you know that…
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Triple + young mum
Hi everyone. Recently diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer. No family history. Have had lumpectomy and then went back for full axillary clearance. I am stage 2 and requiring chemo 12 wks AC and 12 weeks of taxol/herceptin. Radiation at the end. I guess I'm just wanting to hear of people in similar situations and…
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Reconstruction diep and radiotherapy
My name is Jenny and I'm 51, I just went for my mammogram and just got told that I have high grade dcis low grade invasive on my right breast and it is scattered over 51mm am still in shock as the surgeon wants to do a masectomy and then is talking about chemo and radiotherapy but the nurse is saying that I'm in a grey…
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Thoughtful gift
A woman who works for my sister and who has battled breast cancer herself recently, organised this lovely gift of a towel, hand towel and face washer to be made for me. It is so lovely that relative strangers would go out of their way to be so very thoughtful and to be sure to bring a smile to another's face. Feeling…
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Coming to terms with it all
HI i'm in my early 50's, I've been newly diagnosed with early stage breast cancer after my first mammogram and having surgery within the next month. it's all a bit overwhelming at times and the emotional roller coaster is hell. Coming to terms with this was difficult as my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer a month…
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Anxiety, depression
Hi all, I was diagnosed with BC two weeks ago IDC. Will be having my surgery next week. Im having anxiety and depression and just continously cry. Today I went to see mental health nurse and breast cancer counselor but still feeling really down.
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Cute31892015 posted for her sister
I need advise for my sister emelia, that she can't do it to be online here,she so devastated and upset,she got more than 5cm on her 2 breast and the specialist want her to chemo first and surgery and radiation ,they can't do surgery first the lump is big so the specialist want to shrink first the lump before surgery. what…
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Posted on behalf of Ildiko 22/07/17
"I have just been diagnosed and my heads still in a tailspin. I'm 68 and my birthday's 28 August. Appreciate contact."
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Newly diagnosed today and feeling shattered.
Hi ladies, I have been hovering around these pages for a few days while waiting for my biopsy results to come in and hoping I could leave as quietly as I came. Unfortunately I am joining the group. My pathology report reads as follows: The core biopsies of breast tissue show invasive ductile carcinoma NOS with foci of…