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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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3rd generation chemotherapy drugs
Hi everybody Well this is my very first post now that I have come to terms with my diagnosis. Even though it seems like such a long time ago it was only 4 weeks ago that I was diagnosed with a grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma after finding a lump in my breast. I am 44yrs old so right up until the pathology results I kept…
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I'm new to this
Hello everyone I am Kylie I am 29 years old and last year I was diagonosed with stage 4 breast cancer. As does everyone this came as a huge shock as there no history or cancer let alone breast cancer in my family. I found a lump in my right breast while getting my weekly spray tan and everyone said that it would be a sist.…
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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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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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Stopping Chemo
Hi, my mum 63years old is currently going through hell. She had her first chemo on the 26th March for invasive stage 3 breast cancer and hormone positive with lymph node negative. Mum had a lumpectomy and surgeon said they got the lot but suggested she have adjuvant therapy - chemo, radiation and then HRT. She felt good…
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new
Hi, I am a 38 yr old single mum and have just been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Two 3.5 mm grade 3 tumors in left breast (one might be metaplastic but pathology is not conclusive on that) and at least 2 lymph nodes are highly malignant. Am feeling somewhat devastated :( Drs are recommending neoadjuvant…