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New here
Hi all, I am 42 and just recently been diagnosed with breast cancer in my left breast. I have had surgery - wide local excision + sentinel lymph node biopsy on the 1st of May. I am extremely lucky to have kept my breast, and no trace of any cancer in the lymph nodes. (I think that someone is looking after me) I have…
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First steps
Ok so since joining here and having such an awesome response from all you amazing women. I'm ready to begin this journey. Appointments are made or being made. My first surgeon appt is on the 10th of this month. Vlad Milovic. I've anorther one my doctor recomended I meet, Ross Farhadieh. however I guess this all depends on…
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Scared
Hi my name is Jane I am 35 and I was diagnosed with breast cancer 4 weeks ago. I had a masectomy on my right breast 2 days later and am starting chemo in a couple of weeks. I am petrified about starting chemo, I have a 2, 6 and 10 year old and was a very fit and active person. I am so scared about how we are all going to…
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Hello
Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a week ago and live in the Dandenong Ranges. Looking for local support and friendship with people that have been unfortunate to have also experienced this terrible disease. Cheers Sadna
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Advice on Telling Kids
Hi Everyone, I was told I had invasive BC and DCIS in my right breast yesterday, today I saw the surgeon and I have a lumpectomy and some lymph nodes to be removed in two weeks time. It is all happening very quickly and my head is spinning but I am feeling like I am doing something proactive to address this cancer. My…
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Day 3 since The News
Hi Everyone, I didnt expect to be in a network for breast cancer - newly married and upped my health cover a year ago with the thought of having children not getting part (or maybe all) of my boob chopped off!! I got the news Friday afternoon and today being Monday the fog in my brain has started to lift a bit to read the…
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Dotyp
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March this year I have had my lumpectomy done and a biopsy on my lymph nodes. It has been two weeks sense this was done and was wondering if anyone else has had a leakage of clear to pinkish fluid still coming out from the wound site. If so how long will this last.
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Help... I am terrified!
Help! I need some Ladies to talk to. I am four weeks out from a right side mastectomy and start chemo on Tuesday and I am terrified.
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Newly diagnosed
Hi there... Well the last 6 weeks have been a bit of a ride .... microcalcifications on mammogram, biopsy, and then surgery to take a larger sample for a more definitive diagnosis to my diagnosis yesterday of high grade DCIS... I think i am still a bit stunned but trying hard to get my head around what next and looking for…
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First diagnosis and the waiting game
I wondered if anyone had the same experience as me. I was told my the GP that I had cancer over the phone. Apart from letting me know that it was an invasive ductal carcinoma she wasn't able to give me any more details (even though she had the biopsy report from pathology with her and it stated the grade of the cancer at…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi there... Well the last 6 weeks have been a bit of a ride .... microcalcifications on mammogram, biopsy, and then surgery to take a larger sample for a more definitive diagnosis to my diagnosis yesterday of high grade DCIS... I think i am still a bit stunned but trying hard to get my head around what next and looking for…
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Just diagnosed
Hi Everyone, I am new to this.... breast cancer and posting! Having read other posts it has encouraged me to do this and reach out to others, and maybe even be able to help others. I was diagnosed with early breast cancer on the 12th March 2014, I had a mastecotomy on the 25th March and am now about to go down the path of…
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A helping hand
Yesterday after work I called into my local supermarket to collect a few things and had a mind full of what I needed and what I had to do next, as I walked around the corner of an aisle I came face to face with a lady that looked just like I did a year ago. She had on a lovely blue headscarf and was that deathly colour of…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi there, I'm 39 years old & I've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. I had breast surgery last week. I had an 8mm lump removed along with the sentinel node. The pathology reports showed that the cancer was triple negative. My first Oncologist appointment is on 22 April. I have been told by my breast surgeon that I…
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Re-excision
Hi all I have been a silent participant in the online network so far - really valuing the insight and experience of those who are further on the breast cancer journey (more like a magical mystery tour) than I am. I am in my 50's and was diagnosed in February. I had a wide local excision in March for 25mm Gr 2 IDC and 26 mm…