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Surgery done
surgery done yesterday went well got both tumours out with a incision across top of the nipple took 3 lymph nodes they seem to hurt the most home resting now
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Newly diagnosed at 32 and Brca1 +
Hi all, I would like to share my journey so far too. I keep reading all these amazing posts and I 've been drawn so much power from all of you!!! I 've recently relocated from UK to Sydney with my husband and our little daughter and we were really happy to enjoy our new full of sunshine life here. I have had some abnormal…
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Trying to learn as much as possible before treatment meeting
I was diagnosed 15/11 and lumpectomy and axilliary dissection 5/12. My reading of the pathology report. 1/16 nodes cancer. 1/1intramammory node cancer. Tumour 2cm infiltrating ductal cancer. Also 2cm dcis in and around tumour plus lcis in some tissue. Er+/Pr-/Her2+++. I really want to be prepared with at least a very basic…
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Ostrich
Hi Whirlwind doesn't begin to cover it. No family history, first mammogram which I seriously considered not having done and within a month I've had lumpectomy and sentinel nodes taken, bone density, full body scan, both good and now waiting to see if my ovaries need to 'go'. I want to be an ostrich and pretend this isn't…
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Clarification
Hi all just need some clarification on something the specialist said last week my surgery is this Thursday and as they are taking 2 tumours out I am Her2. - on both however she said all treatment going ahead as planned unless the Her2 changes to positive ? Im confused on how this can happen??
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Just diagnosed stage 1 - feeling scared
Hi all Three weeks ago I was in the shower and noticed a lump. I'm not a lumpy breast person so I realised straight away. It was tender also. So I booked a mammogram through breast screen and saw my Dr. a few issues in my personal life made me forget a little about it and then breast screen got hold of me. They called me…
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Biopsy results
well got the second biopsy results finally after 2 weeks I have a second tumour identical to the first both low grade 1 tubular both hormone receptive and both 7mm less than 1 cm going ahead with surgery next week then to wait again for sentinel node results the waiting seems to go on forever put my Xmas decorations up…
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IS THIS A NIGHTMARE AND WILL I WAKE UP SOON LOL
3 weeks ago I was a 58 year old business woman working 2 jobs and looking forward to a holiday this weekend, since then I've been diagnosed with DCIS invasive breast cancer, had a lumpectomy one Friday, then got a call from my surgeon in the middle of my 59th birthday party to say we needed another op last Friday (a week…
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Recurrence of Breast cancer .... 12 months on
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer, due to have mastectomy this month and I am looking at reconstruction options ...... I believe there are groups dealing with this specific area? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks
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Good news!
i am having neoadjuvant (before surgery) chemotherapy given with hormone therapy as part of a trial to treat my rather large (9cm) IDC tumour and saw my oncologist today for check up before my 2nd of 6 x 3 weekly chemos. Oncologist thinks it has shrunk by at least 1cm already! We are headed in the right direction! So great…
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Plastic Surgeon today...was cool and calm...now petrified and teary...
Hi All!!! Well, I have to say I'm pretty upbeat considering :p generally....however being 11 months post chemo and constant appointments and feeling improved everyday. I have my Plastic Surgeon appointment this afternoon...and when I got up, I found myself fall into a puddle of tears, inconsolable. This is the end part of…
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Peripheral papilloma
Hi all. Going for lumpectomy surgery for 7cm peripheral papilloma next week. Surgeon said they will remove 10cm by 10cm triangle to try to get clear margins. Surgeon said 80% dont require additional surgery. Takes a week after that to get results. Does anyone know much about PP? Risks, scarring, recovery time etc Thank…
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Infection after Surgery
Hi, so glad i am now here. It was a huge shock to find out I had breast cancer from a regular Mammogram. I hadn't felt a lump so thought it would be routine. I was diagnosed in July this year. I went through all the tests, new Dr,s and the operation to remove the lump. Up until then i was keeping everything together. Two…
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Pagets
Hi have just been diagnosed with Pagets of the nipple and a small cancerous lump in my breast . Saw my surgeon last week and I can have my nipple taken off them the lump out after that radiation every day for 6 weeks or a full mastectomy no treatment after . I said I would leave it to him what he thought best at the…
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Mirena IUD and hormone +Ve breast cancer
Hi everyone. Just wanted to know if there were any similar cases to mine. I had a mammogram and ultrasound for an unrelated issue in 2012, both tests being clear. I was diagnosed with ductal ectasia (a benign breast condition). I had a mirena IUD inserted soon after this as I had heavy periods and chronic iron deficiency…