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Mastectomy due to DCIS
I was diagnosed with high grade DCIS (3.7 cm) and I had a lumpectomy followed by 5 weeks radiation therapy. I went back for my annual mammogram this October and lo and behold, the cancer ( high grade DCIS) is back, this time 1.4cm. The doctors have recommended a mastectomy of the affected breast as they have said I cannot…
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Cancer is the biggest c#%t ever!
It’s been 9 months since my lumpectomy, 6 months since radiation and think I’ve found another lump 😔 I’ve been having pains in my breast over the last couple of weeks which only really started since getting back in to the gym and exercise (a month ago) GP put it down to muscle strain and I thought so too....but today I…
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DCIS Support
Hi everyone,My name is Elle, I was diagnosed with High Grade DCIS one week ago today. Since then I have seen the breast surgeon and booked in for a lumpectomy on 5.11.19 and radiation which will come a couple of months after as long as a) My genetic testing comes back okay and b) The DCIS isn't as widespread as the surgeon…
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Lumpectomy or Masectomy
I am nearly finished 16 weeks of chemo - 8 weeks of fortnight AC and then 8 weeks of Taxol. I am also Hert 2 so started Herceptin on 26th August every 3 weeks for 48 weeks. Due to have surgery in about 20 days. I had a 4-5 cms tumor left breast which has shrunk with chemo to 1cm and nothing in between and 1cm - which…
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Stay in hospital after surgery
Can someone tell me how long you are in hospital after breast cancer surgery. I am currently having chemo, which I finish in December, and will then have my operation (two lumpectomies in one breast). This will be followed by radiation at some stage. I wasn’t sure if it was a fairly short stay in hospital, or if it could…
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Hello -question about auxiliary clearance
hi, I’m new to the forum - I had a lumpectomy two weeks ago along with an auxiliary clearance- I get my path results tomorrow! Can anyone advise how long it took their arm to feel half normal again? Just a slight touch on the back of my arm is very sensitive and my under arm can feel like it’s on fire sometimes. The area…
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Unsure
Hello it's been just a long process already and still yet to start treatments. I was diagnosed on the 15th of August. Scan said 2cm mixed duct. Had a lumpectomy on the 5th of Sept and just got my results. The cancer turned out to be 7cm grade 2 and I'm ER/PR + HER2 - my K67 is 30% not in nodes and clear margins. But I have…
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(Hopefully) At the end of my journey
Hi everyone. I have been reading all your posts (thank you) and never wrote anything myself until now. I was diagnosed with a pretty small but aggressive tumour last June, and pretty quickly moved to a lumpectomy, then 4 dense doses of AC chemo, followed by a planned 12 weeks of Taxol (I only got to 8 due to peripheral…
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Newly Diagnosed - TNBC - Mantis
Hi All I received my breast cancer diagnosis a few weeks ago after finding a lump in my right breast. I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on 24th August. My tumor was 25mm and fortunately margins and two nodes were clear but it's triple negative with a Ki-67 of 50% so I have an appointment with a medical oncologist…
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Upstaged
When i joined a couple of weeks ago, i had been diagnosed with grade 3 DCIS on left breast and a small area circa 5 mm diffuse DCIS on the right. I had been to multiple mammograms, ultrasounds, MRI, 4 vacuum core biopsies and continued to work full time throughout. A mad round of waiting rooms and multiple strangers male…
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Fatigue
Hi again, happy weekend to you all. I had my Lumpectomy last Monday and feel I am recovering well. Just a question thou, I have IDC, could that have been causing Fatigue for a while as it has been growing?
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Central Coast Support Lunch
The Central Coast Support Lunch group enjoyed a gorgeous sunny winter's day lunch at Wamberal Beach. Thank you for coming and generously sharing your stories and encouragement. See you at the next one 😊