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So sick - what do I do?
im on round 2 of chemo. My little ones had the sniffles and a cough and I've picked up. Day after chemo I got a sore throat. I had my side effects and they weren't bad but as my immunity dipped down this bug has picked up. Chemo on Tuesday, by Saturday I can't get out of bed. It feels like the onset of chest infections I…
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Am having a bad day!
So I was diagnosed on the 10 of Feb with BC since then have had double mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy on the 9th of March and had to go back in to get more nodes out on the 23rd. 11 nodes out altogether with 4 effected so all clear for treatment. Have had a lot of weird pain since the last op. Strange nervey feeling…
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30 year old with Dcis in both breasts
Hi everyone Just writing to connect with other people experiencing the same feelings. I got diagnosed with Dcis last week.Mammogram and biopsies showed right breast is covered in it and my left breast has a lump that is dcis.My lympnodes are very prominent so dr said cancer might have gone there too.I have 2 kids under 2…
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Choosing an oncologist
I was diagnosed with DCIS 2 weeks ago and had a lumpectomy last week. I see my surgeon tomorrow to find out the biopsy results. I know that if I'm lucky I may not need to have chemo or to see an oncologist. But keeping myself informed so that I can understand and make good decisions over my treatment has been my way of…
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Results are in
Hi everyone. My results are in , need a pathology degree!. 24mm grade 2 invasive lobular carcinoma. Clear margins from lumpectomy.ER+/PR+/HER-. 1/13 lymph node positive . Pathological stage:pT2,pN1a,pMx, stage 2b. what ever that means!. Will have to google! Surgeon is now referring me on to oncologist, not sure how long…
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Just want to say hello
Hello everyone, Obviously I'm new here. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 24th January this year. I have er positive breast cancer , my tumor is 6cm and stage 3. A bit about myself : I just turned 43. I am single with no kids, I'm on disability for my acute anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, depression, panic attacks. My…
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Second time around
Hi everyone Its been a while for me but i have been a bit busy My mum was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer which had spread to the brain lungs and liver in April 16 i have been traveling to Sydney where she is located. Baçk and forth since April. Sadley she lost the battle in December and for me having had breast…
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Don't know where to begin
i feel like I'm part of a horror movie and I'm the main character. I've always just cruised thru life in the background. This breast cancer diagnosis has hit me hard. Fast forward 3 weeks from that fateful phone call that they had seen something on the mamogram to today. Post lumpectomy with axillary clearance as sentenial…
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Early XMAS present
Two days before xmas I was dx with multi lobular cancer Estrogen positive. I have had a Mastectomy left breast with tissue expander mid jan ( my tissue expander feels like it's going to burst) and sentinel one of the three nodes were positive. 5 weeks later back for an axillary clearance. 14 nodes clear. I was so emotional…
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Mastectomy or not
I am 68 and have been diagonised with breast cancer in both breasts.Have just had 4 lumpectomy's. 3 in one breast and one in the other. They did not get clear margins in one breast. Can anyone give advice on your experience on whether to have an implant or not. And your experience with a tissue expander been inserted. Is…
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Hints and tips for pain relief?
Hi another question, they are never ending at the moment. So I had a bilateral mastectomy on the 9th of March with sentinel node biopsy. Then due to nodes coming back positive had to go back to get Level 2 nodes removed on Thursday 23rd of March. I also got my chemo port inserted at the same time. Am home now and in lots…
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Back Again ..so much fear
Well hi to everyone lm back again ..As my first post l had the lumpectomies one in each breast ..My results came as a shock ..l have to have a double mastectomy now ..as they couldn't get it all plus has gone into my lymph nodes ..Have to have bone and body scan on Monday ..l am devastated my world is spinning lm so scared…
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The waiting is torture!
Hi ladies, So am back in hospital and my head is wrecked!! Due to the fact that my sentinel node biopsy came back positive I had to come back and get Level 2 nodes out. Am not coping with the waiting for results this time. I really want this stage to be over so treatment can begin. I won't find out till Monday or Tuesday.…
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Also newly diagnosed
Hi, probably need to just 'cut to the chase' as like a previous post feeling a tad overwhelmed. Diagnosed Stage 1 Grade 2 March 2nd, Lumpectomy and lymphnodes removed March 8th. Saw the oncologist today who gave me a lot of statistics about survival rates with and without treatment. The dice are pretty much loaded in my…
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Port a cath
Hi all, I never thought in a million years I would need to be posting here. I was Diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, with a few affected lymph Nodes in January. Ive had 4 dose dense treatments so far, and next week I'm to start Taxol. I will have a lumpectomy after that, then radiation is the plan. I had a port put…