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To reconstruct with mastectomy or wait
Hi, I'm a new member, diagnosed with High grade DCIS in the right breast. I'm a fairly big breasted woman and need to decide quite quickly to have one breast removed or both, as the left breast is ok at the moment, also to have reconstruction at the time of the mastectomy or to wait a while. The surgeon tells me that if I…
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Feelings of Panic
Well, the next scan, blood test and education program at the Greenslopes hospital done today. I am starting to feel this is real and my heart is pounding. I have been gradually telling those who need to know. A friend rang and told me the story of a young friend with cervical cancer who at 32 lost the battle. She asked why…
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chemo or not
just finished 5 weeks of radiation therapy, i didnt do chemo , they said because there were clear margins, no nodes effected and it was a stage 1 early that i didnt need it ??? did anyone out there get radiation without chemo??
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Newly diagnosed BC but I dont know stage and type
Hello BC loveley members First of all, I am in brisbane and had ultrasound,showing fibroadenoma 3cm size.Result was bit dodgy though, because my lump showed vascularity. Then I supposed to have a core biopsy as a precaution. I am public so I had to wait 2weeks to have biospy done. Problem is when I had biospy they did FNA…
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Confused.
Evening all... so I have been through all the shitty tests/scans and waiting. I have had my right mastectomy with apparently clear margins. 6/14 nodes involved. After my mastectomy pathology a plan for 6 months of chemo was planned then more surgery, and oncologist specifically said no radiation was necessary. Today I…
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new to bcna
Hello all I've just joined the network. This is my status. Lumpectomy after DCIS insitu highly invasive, nuclear high grade, too small to be able to get hormone readings. Yes, I'm lucky....sort of. I now need to make the decision of radiation or skin,nipple sparing mastectomy with no radiation or chemo at this stage.. And…
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cancer in nodes.
morning all, I was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma 5 weeks ago, with apparent no spread to nodes, and the plans were for a double mastectomy with diep recon. They wanted to double check that the cancer hadn’t spread to the nodes and I had a biopsy on Tuesday. 4 nodes removed and found that cancer had spread. Plans are…
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Surgery options & decisions
I have just been recently diagnosed with early breast cancer, stage 1, grade 1. I had my first appointment, the team were great with explaining everything though I must say it’s been very overwhelming. I have been given two options for surgery mastectomy and lumpectomy with radiation. I know I will always worry…