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Mammographic/breast density
There are a couple of shocking stories on this website describing diagnoses of advanced breast cancers despite the women receiving repeat and recent 'normal' mammogram reports. This is likely due to those women having mammographic/breast density. It refers to the amount of white and bright regions seen on a…
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The Ripple Effect
My diagnosis, from a routine mammogram rather than finding a lump, has caused several of my friends in their 40s & 50s to have a mammogram themselves . Has this happened to anyone else? My best friend, the one to whom I tell all the things, and my partner in my India endeavours, got a call back 10 days ago. 10 days of…
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Yearly check up
Hello lovely Ladies Yesterday I went for my 1st mammogram after BC . Before going to the specialist next week. All last week was up and down. I was so nervous. So got called by a lovely young lady and told her I was anxious when asked how I was instead of my usual Yeah I am fine. Had the Mammogram waited as we normally do…
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5 years
I am a couple of weeks ahead of exactly 5 years but I had my breast tests today and all is well. So one step. Next one is my heart check up (got a slight problem, possibly from chemo) but I am pretty sure I am fine on that front. Then my oncologist in about 7 weeks to see if anything nasty is happening in the rest of me!!…
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It took months to finally be diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancerening
Although this happened nearly two years ago I wish to share my distressing experience so others will be more aware if in the same situation. It was late 2014 when I felt a hardening behind my left nipple. fearing cancer (I had early breast cancer in same breast in 2006) I went to my GP who sent me for an X-ray. Results was…
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Scanxiety
Definitions. scanxiety rate. the tension which builds particulary amongst those who have or have had cancer as they move towards their regular check up scan, hyperscanxiety being the period as they await results I am sensible and know better than to get wound up by it, but hey every time the date is pending, this Friday,…
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Started swearing!
Hi to all you amazingly lovely ladies! Was reluctant to share my story but feel I need to even if it is just to rant for some relief! I was diagnosed 2nd Dec with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma grade 2 following a routine mammogram. What a whirlwind! I thought the Dr was talking to 'someone else'..I have had so many emotions…
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Oncology review
Today was my Oncology review and I am happy to say all good! Bloods excellent. Aches and pains normal for treatment I'm having. Tumour markers clear but the arthritis is there on the scans. His rooms were busy today how sad! Woo hoo for me! Next reviews. Mammogram in April, oncology in April and gynaecology in June. Here's…
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Head is spinning
Hi i have just been diagnosed with tubular carcinoma in my right breast I found a lump which I thought was from doing weights at gym saw breast specialist who confirmed a grade 1 tumour and surgery was planned for the 8th dec..she sent me for a mammogram as I've had 2 ultrasounds as I have very large dense breasts only to…
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Breastfeeding with cancer
My maternal grandmother had breast cancer at 46, paternal grandmother at 72 and mother at 56 so with a huge family history I had the gene testing when I turned 30. It came back normal for BRCA1 and BRCA2 and I was told I had just as must chance at getting breast cancer as the general population and was in no increased…