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New to this
I have read your posts and must admit some sound so familiar! I am newly diagnosed so its all fairly overwhelming, i have had two surgeries one lumpectomy the other last week to clear a margin. I am finding interesting the reactions in my friends, one in particular is almost competiting with me, weird. Now is ignoring me…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi Everyone, I'm a new new diagnose's! I found out on Friday 14 November 2014 at 11.00am that I had breast cancer. I will be seeing a surgeon on Monday afternoon, don't know what to expect or what is going to happen but I am really scared. My sister is coming with me to the appointment. Thanks for listening Leisa :)
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Getting my head in the right space
I thought it was about time I created a new blog since I was first diagnosed with secondary BC just over 2 weeks ago and just share my rollar coaster of a ride over the last 2 weeks. Getting the news was an absolute shock. The oncologist and I got the results together. I had the scans and the report to give to her and I…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi I'm 41 and was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of days ago. I'm waiting to see a surgeon and its all a bit unreal at the moment. I live at Mount Tamborine and would love it if anyone can offer any advise as to how the public system is here on the Gold Coast. I do have private but the out of pocket expenses are so…
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Newly diagnosed, waiting for sugery and scared
Hi, my name is Libby and I'm 41 and diagnosed with ILC and DCIS in my right breast early November...been prodded, poked, squeezed, pushed for the last few weeks and by the sounds of it a lot more to come. My sugery is booked in for 3 December and at the moment the hardest thing I am finding is knowing that I have cancer in…
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World turned upside down!
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago! I have had surgery for the removal of a malignant lump in the right breast and 9 lymph nodes. I had a drain taken out 2 days ago and now feel that under my arm is getting quite swollen and sore. Thinking this is a build up of fluid but this is all new to me and would love to…
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Newbee
Have just been diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago. Have had surgery for removal of malignant lump in right breast and 9 lymph nodes. Had drain taken out 2 days ago and now feel that under my arm is getting quite swollen and sore. Thinking this is a build up of fluid but this is all new to me and would love advice…
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Starting Chemo next week
My first diagnosis of Cancer was secondaries in the liver. That was on 16/9. I have been through plenty of tests in the past month, u/s, CT, MRI, endoscopy and liver biopsy. I do know that my liver tumours have grown and multiplied between scans within 3 weeks of each other. I have HER2 positive cancer in my left breast…
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Only just beginning...decisions & choices!
Hi everyone, I am 59 yr old grandmother of 11, my heart goes out to all the mums going through cancer whilst having to care for young children, I truly feel for all of you. I was just diagnosed 23 September, & that knocked my socks off! I had invasive ductile carcinoma 7mm found during yearly mammogram. I wanted bi lateral…
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deb
Hi everyone, I got breast cancer in 2010. It was a huge shock but you just have to scrape ya jaw from off the floor and deal with it. I had a masectomy and reconstruction of my right breast, sentinel node biopsy, chemo and tamoxifen. My right breast is just as awesome as my left one only it has a party trick where I can…
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newly diagnosed
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 37 yr old mother of 2 beautiful children, a 9 yr old daughter and a 6 yr old son. On 30th July I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Initially my head was spinning and I was more emotional than I ever have been (including pregnancy) but after speaking to my breast care nurse I…