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Just saying hello
HI I am Anna, 58 and recently diagnosed with high grade bc. From when I felt the lump to surgery was 14 days. WLE and axillary clearance due to Sentinel node involvement but luckily no axilla nodes were affected. Got a slight shock at requiring chemo for six months and the second lot weekly for three months then…
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Not sure how to react, what to expect...
Hi Everyone. My name is Laura. I am 34 years old and about 6 weeks ago I found a small lump in my left breast, after ultrasound and biopsy it turns out it was breast cancer. I had two surgeries to get clear margins and lymphnodes were taken out but clear. I will start radiotherapy soon (hopefully the genetic testing is…
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a Newbie needing reassurance
@KathSeward Hi Ladies Kath is new and needs our support she intitially posted on my profile thought I would open her a discussion here .... Soldier Crab
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On the Roller Coaster
Hi. So there I was chilling out sipping cocktails in a sarong on the island of Maui, Hawaii (a little holiday before starting a great gig on the US mainland) when I felt a lump. It was just 2 years since my mammogram, and here was a really big lump. It had to be a cyst I thought. It hurt, and cancer wasn't supposed to hurt…
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Financial assistance ?
ive recently been diagnosed ( core biopsy today
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omg...... I have breast cancer
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Pain and lump
Hi, I had surgery at the end of April 2016, I was told I'd be in hospital overnight and 5 days later they took the drain tube out and I went home still very swollen and for the next 2 months I was regularly drained 2-3 times a week and the pain started, 11 weeks after lumpectomy and 8 lymph nodes removed I started 5 weeks…
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Recently diagnosed at 28 !
I thought i would drop by and say hello and share my experience so far I first noticed a lump on my left breast on the areola in May but completely ignored it thinking that it is just a cyst/inflammation due to the location of the lump, lack of family history for it to be cancer and i thought "surely i wouldn't have breast…
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Diagnosed at 33
Good evening all. I just don't know how to say this. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at 33. No family history. I'm neither a smoker nor do I drink alcohol. Yet last week, my world and that of my family's was ripped apart and I don't even know how we are going to put the pieces back together. In a sense, I am…
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Newly diagnosed at age 34
Hi everyone, just felt like I needed to share my story in a supportive forum with like minded people. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 23rd August after a routine ultrasound - I have a family history of breast cancer so had been getting routine ultrasounds. My mother was also diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 years…
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Fertility post chemo
hi everyone i hope everyone is kicking butt on their journey. i am 30 and was diagnosed 3 months ago with TN. I have a 14 month old son and didn't have time to freeze any eggs before chemo started. My question is, has anyone here had a baby post treatment or got an idea of what their fertility was? i would love to think I…
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Am I over reacting
ever since my aunt had a 10 year battle with breast cancer in the 90s which took her life, I have always believed I would opt for double mastectomy if I was ever diagnosed. That day has come. Tests are completed and Surgery options will be discussed with the surgeon on Monday. Everything I read indicates a lumpectomy for…
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I feel like I'm in a car about to crash!!!
i was on high feeling really positive. My drains came out 8 days after surgery and I was feeling great. Dr called this morning to change the follow up appointment to next week as they did not get enough clearance of tissue. I sat there completely stunned and unable to draw breath. So a waiting game once more for the next…
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Day 6 after surgery
thank you ladies for the support and well wishes. After my initial panic attack at the thought of undergoing surgery, I can safely say that it wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be. Although being in a ward of men for two nights
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A journey ahead.
Hello all, this is my first post... At 34 years, I felt life was good, happily married, achieved my dream career and blessed to be able to spend time with little daughter. Life couldn't get much better until my world was turned upside down after being diagnosed with breast cancer on June 6th of this year. The last 4 months…