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Hello lovely ladies, I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago following after a routine mammogram. At the call back session at BreastScreen they told me I had breast cancer and had to wait the agonising week to f...
Hi @Flossy - welcome to this forum - it's a place where you can come for support any time of the day or night. There's always someone on line and there's always someone who can relate to what you're going through.
I was diagnosed with bilateral lobular carcinoma in January, aged 52, and had a double mastectomy in April at which point I had a full axillary node clearance on the left side. I've finished AC chemo (4 x 2 weeks apart) and I'm now half way through 12 x weekly Taxol chemo infusions. After that I'll have radiation then hormone therapy as my carcinoma was also ER/PR +ve.
I've heard so many people tell me about the 'butchery' that was performed on women decades ago. We're really so fortunate to have come so far with treatment and surgery - although there's still a long way to go and much more that can improve.
Have an amazing time in Fiji - enjoy every minute, and when you get back and start your treatment, please keep in touch and let us know how you're doing. xx
I was diagnosed with bilateral lobular carcinoma in January, aged 52, and had a double mastectomy in April at which point I had a full axillary node clearance on the left side. I've finished AC chemo (4 x 2 weeks apart) and I'm now half way through 12 x weekly Taxol chemo infusions. After that I'll have radiation then hormone therapy as my carcinoma was also ER/PR +ve.
I've heard so many people tell me about the 'butchery' that was performed on women decades ago. We're really so fortunate to have come so far with treatment and surgery - although there's still a long way to go and much more that can improve.
Have an amazing time in Fiji - enjoy every minute, and when you get back and start your treatment, please keep in touch and let us know how you're doing. xx