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Early Stage Breast Cancer and Scleroderma
Hi, I'm 53 and I have just been diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Unfortunately due to having Scleroderma, a connective tissue - autoimmune disease, I cannot have radiotherapy, which would be the usual course after excision of the lesion. It has been recommended that I have a mastectomy and possibly breast…
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Going flat following reconstruction
Hi ladies I was diagnosed with stage 3 her2 + in 2015 with Chemo, radiation and bilateral mastectomy. At the time of my surgery the only option presented to me was reconstruction with implants which I did following expanders etc. now 4 years on I still feel very heavy in the chest and feel like the implants will never be…
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Is reconstruction right for me -
I am very new to all of this and the site. I had a diagnosis in May. Surgery within 3 weeks and then straight into chemo in June. I was told by my surgeon because my margin surgery was still not 100% that following chemo, there would be a mastectomy of my right breast. And that included a reconstruction and reduction of…
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There and Back Again
Hi All. Swings and Roundabouts. The lumpectomy was almost a month ago. Two weeks ago I went back down to Perth for the results. Good news - the 2 lymph nodes removed were clear. So no radiation treatment. Bad news - The wide margin wasn’t wide enough. There is still a couple of mm of cancerous tissue left. I’m small…
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Oncotype DX
Hi. I was diagnosed with an unusual mucinous BC late October 2019. Two surgeries, the second re-excision and SLNB early November. It's now December. Initially told it's Stage 2A (T2 N0 M0) but now my case will be reviewed because the oncologist thinks the tumour in the axilla might actually be a lymph node and not breast…
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COVID-19 and impact on breast reconstruction surgery
Hello Ladies, We need your help! BCNA is now working with government, health professionals, and the media to advocate for future policies that minimise the long term impact of COVID-19 on breast cancer outcomes. We are looking to understand more about how COVID-19 has impacted your personal breast cancer diagnosis and…
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Any tips on removing fiximol post surgery 😖
Hi, I’m a 56 yr old mum of 2 boys and I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer on the 18th June on a routine mammogram.i had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on the 13th July and see the surgeon this Thursday for my results and the next stage of my journey. I think because I lost my Mum suddenly on the 26th…
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Upcoming surgery
Hi I thought I would reach out to the group I’ve had almost 5 months of chemo final AC on 30 July and surgery booked for 21 august. I am having a single mastectomy with all nodes removed and I can have the option to have a double mastectomy. I don’t carry the braca gene but the thought of no more scans in the future and…
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Bras for larger sizes
I was wondering if anyone knows of a store Brisbane Northside that caters for 20E/F post surgery bra-as my surgery next Tuesday . thank you 💕