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Newly diagnosed - October 2024
Hi everyone! Diagnosed just 3 and a half weeks ago. Everything happened so fast. Just had a lumpectomy on Tuesday. 2 lymph nodes removed. I'm 58, mum had breast cancer in the past - she's ok. My tumour was estrogen positive and progesterone positive. HER2 negative. 2cm lump, contained. Radiation in 6 weeks and then…
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Running on Chemo (ROC)
Day 1/112 chemo every 2 weeks - 16 weeks This morning I was up early and did a 30 min easy paced run. I wanted to draw a line in the sand and see what distance I can run easy in 30 mins before chemo (BC) I wasn’t fresh as I had run 3x 1k repeats the day before and walked 5k with friends the night before. So I wanted a…
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Newly diagnosed - feeling lost despite stuff happening.
I was diagnosed a few weeks ago, rarer invasive mucinal carcinoma. Coping well with what I know is happening but not so well with what I need to do, or where to get explanations. I’m having a Scout clip implanted tomorrow because I can’t have the MRI my surgeon requested. I have a CRT (heart) device and MRI was requested…
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TPD Claim
Just wondering if anyone on here has successfully claimed TPD insurance for Early Breast Cancer? Surgery x2/Chemo/Radiation, post treatment medication and more surgery needed next year. I am physically and mentally unable to return to past job. I am not saying I will never work again; but I am unable to return to any work…
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New here...my story so far
Hello, I’m new the group and haven’t shared my story yet. It’s taken
me a little while to be able to read some of your stories and not have ‘freak out’
moments. Thank you to all of you for sharing your stories. It is important to
see the full gamut of what is happening and what is to come. In my initial
moments I was…
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Today is @NewBoobsPLS birthday
Wishing you a very happy and healthy birthday dear @NewBoobsPLS and a wonderful year ahead xx
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Newly diagnosed and Menopause
Hello everyone, My name is Kate, and I recently turned 48. Just a few weeks ago, my world shifted dramatically when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After discussing options with my doctor, I've decided to start chemotherapy soon. It’s all still a bit surreal, and I’m doing my best to stay positive and prepare for…
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Happy Birthday wishes to @KylieG
To dear @KylieG Wishing you a very happy birthday!
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Breast removal
Hey all last Tuesday I was meant to have surgery just to remove the lump but decided to have the whole breast removed hoping that I could avoid chemo and radiation they also removed some lymph nodes due to some being a bit lumpy hoping they aren’t bad when I go back in 2 weeks for the results went home day 3 with drains in…
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ERIBULIN/CLINICAL TRIAL
Hi all, just an update on @ter1969 me. At the moment on Eribulin after previous treatment not fully working as have new mets and am on home oxygen as my oxygen sats have gone down so a big shift in how things look. Am very tired and struggling to do anything. Awaiting to see if this drug does anything or looking at a…
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High Grade DCIS - radiotherapy
Hello, I have been diagnosed with a small 4mm high grade DCIS. I am very anxious about Radiotherapy and was keen to avoid it, so took the DCSIONRT test. The results can back with a rating of 5 out of 10 (so not low risk and not high risk) and now I am having a hard time trying to figure out what to do. I am trying to…
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Enhertu working
CT Pet scan and MRI results in. No active cancer anywhere. Previous test showed cancer in brain, bones and adrenal gland. Onco started me on Enhertu five cycles ago and the results are amazing. Feeling pretty happy right now. I still have MBC but it is all asleep. <3
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Support groups for metastatic breast cancer
Hi, I'm looking for a support group for people with metastatic breast cancer in the eastern suburbs of Sydney preferably face-to-face but Zoom is OK also. Appreciate any info members may be aware of - thank you
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Happy Halloween Y'All
Hi all. Just thought I'd pop in and celebrate with everyone that today is my 8 yrs NED anniversary. Wow, where did the time go? This time 8 years ago I was where a lot of the newly diagnosed people are at the moment. A limbo land of fog and unknowing. In hospital after surgery with a million things running through my brain…
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Shock is settling
it’s been two weeks since my diagnosis. I live in regional coastal NSW and I’m going to start here by being very grateful for the speed of testing and action down here. Unexpected really. I found a lump but it turns out it’s an undefined tumour about 2.5cm. Some stuff is still not definite because I can’t have an MRI…