19 days ago I had my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, last Friday I saw the oncologist, yesterday I saw the plastic surgeon and today I saw my breast surgeon. At the end of the appointment he said see you in six months. Right from the start I always knew that this time was going to be a challenge for me. That when…
Good Morning lovely ladies.. I hope you don't mind but I remembered a poem my Dad (passed) wrote many many years ago, he used to write a lot of little poems about life... well this one I found again after my recent diagnosis. and thought you all might like to read and have a little giggle.. Just on me I go up to Wollongong…
Hi, I'm only newly diagnosed and not sure which way to go. I have a second meeting with my breast surgeon today and I'll see the oncologist for the first time tomorrow. I have a 6cm Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, whatever that means. Since finding out basically all I've had is more tests to see if things have spread anywhere…
I am only 46 years old. I am skinny and helthy. I eat lots of vegi and fruit and a bit of chicken. I do not eat meat. I felt the pain in my left breast in March. I got a shock as the lump is so BIG. my GP said just cyst. I do not have family history. I went to have ultrasound and mammogram, followed by biopsy next morning.…
Hi all just to update my lymph node biopsy and breast lump biopsy came back positive on Thursday So that’s it...my fight begins. No staging or anything yet but have my appointment with breast cancer clinic tomorrow... the lump i have is 3cm and lymph node positive...any advice welcome thank you and big love to all
4 years on from lumpectomy, aux clearance and radiation, I have just had an aux dissection op 2 weeks ago, 5 days in hosp as I live on my own in regional area, and had to wait for district nurse place to open up. Drainage removed today by surgeon. I looked in my diary from 4 years ago when my sister had come to the city…
Out of all of the most fantastic care, support and help I've been given over the last 9 months I still find my experience at being told I have cancer bugs me a lot. I had my core biopsy on the Wednesday and went back to the GP on my way home from work on the Friday, as it was the long weekend and results could've been…
My primary breast cancer 7 years ago was oestrogen + progesterone + and her2 - My metastases when found a year ago was TN My confusion is this: when I look for information on treatment and life expectancy on MTNBC all of the info I find is for BC that was TN to begin with whereas mine has changed. Most of what I have read…
Good evening everyone. Some of you would have read my post on Not Dignosised yet. Today I got the results from my Core Needle Biopsy. All is clear I have not had cancer before. I have a strong family history. Om my mums side my grandmother and 2 Aunts one of the Aunts had breast and Ovarian Cancer. On my dads side my…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…