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public system or private health insurance?
I am 55 and just got diagnosed with high grade DCIS (2 lesions, one with focus suspicions for micro invasions, lymph node U/S FNA - Negative). the hospital gave me a referral for their breast surgeon for mid December but also notified my doctor. My doctor called me and asked me to come in for a chat and she wants me to go…
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Lumpy after lumpectomy
hey ladies- im new here. Diagnosed 30th sept. Triple positive. Lumpectomy 13th oct. im 33. My left breast where i had the surgery is still lumpy as anything. My breast care nurses have told me its post op healing still so its normal. The lumps are hard in some spots, my full body scan post chemo gave me the all clear on…
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Not Yet Diagnosed
Good morning everyone. I do hope this is acceptable to ask but I am not sure where to put this. I have not been diagnosed nor have I seen my doctor yet. For the last 3 weeks the area just below my armpit has been swollen, not a hard little lump but more like you cupped your hand type swelling. I have been taking daily…
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Treatment plan
Hello again, here is my treatment plan and seems like it is pretty standard for stage 2b er+Her2+ And cancer in 1/16 lympth nodes and 1/1 intrammary node. AC 3 weekly x 4; Paclitaxel weekly for 12 weeks + herceptin three weekly (continue for 12 months); radiotherapy for 6 weeks then tablets for Er+ for 5-10 years. To say…
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New Diagnosis
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say hello. I have been diagnosed this week with early stage breast cancer - invasive lobular carcinoma. It's been a scary week going from a slightly inverted nipple to rushed tests here and there to having cancer. Going in for surgery for removal on Monday and then will be looking at radiation…
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Favourite Tunes during treatment
I am starting to load my iphone with plenty of music to help me through treatment. What is your favourite music?
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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