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I found a lump on my breast and was misdiagnosed at the Epworth Breast Clinic with 3 fibroadenomas. After consistent pain under my armpit, I decided to get a 2nd opinion and after a biopsy of...
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Hi Claudinem, welcome to the network and good on you for getting a second opinion when things didn't seem right.
I was diagnosed in Feb 2012 and after a lumpectomy which couldn't achieve clear margins, had a mastectomy which uncovered that I had 3 tumours; 2 invasive multifocal lobular, both hormone + and a small but invasive ductal tumour, which was HER2+. Only one lymph node was affected, but still meant I ended up with a full axillary clearance. I don't recall any pain under my arm prior to surgery - the one clue that sent me to the GP in the first place was that my nipple had become inverted.
It was a long treatment road, with active treatment finishing in July 2013, and I am now on hormone tablets, but I'm finally at the other end, having completed reconstruction surgery last year. With the help of this network I have been able to process some of what happened and to move on and I hope you find it as good a source of support as I have.
I wish you all the best with your treatment and hopefully you'll be able to throw off that flu soon too :-) Warmest wishes, Jane xx