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Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Posted by mjay @mjay, Jul 28, 2022

Since lobular breast cancer is only 10-15% of all breast cancer diagnoses and now understood to be a unique subset of breast cancer as a whole with different characteristics than ductal breast cancer necessitating different treatments and inherently different risks, I would like to see a separate category under the breast cancer forum so that the most appropriate info is being disseminated for this specific subset of BC. Just a thought.

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vissdoc | @vissdoc | 21 hours ago
In reply to @gailmarienewton "I am hurting. Now with infection in left no-breast taking antibiotic. Right breast seems as though..." + (show)
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I am hurting. Now with infection in left no-breast taking antibiotic. Right breast seems as though we are healing. Radiation starts Thursday....PET today to see if we have any in the brain....when does the pain end?

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@gailmarienewton
Sorry to hear about your struggles. After my right mastectomy I was on antibiotics for weeks! I had a final drain which they didn't pull out for ages.
Radiation was easy, 30 early morning appointments. I was able to cut down on work hours so I went home and napped.
The issue with this disease, no matter what stage we have, is fear. Your doctors are taking good care of you by ordering the PET scan. I was and am terrified each time a new blood is drawn or imaging ordered. As you know, it's to track our progression. I ask for Ativan before each MRI. I hate that machine. It gives me claustrophobia.

In the meantime I emphasize ME. I try to do things I enjoy, like taking daily ballet classes, skiing, spending time with family and friends. I have also dropped a few friends !! I realized those relationships were not adding value to my life. I seek out therapy to help me adjust to the new me with a definite expiration date. I try to emphasize the positive and have become more tied to my religion. Hope you find your path as well. Good health to you and blessings.

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vissdoc | @vissdoc | 21 hours ago
In reply to @lls8000 "Hi @vissdoc, You may find this discussion helpful. It's not specific to Lobular, but there are..." + (show)
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Hi @vissdoc, You may find this discussion helpful. It's not specific to Lobular, but there are comments from others like @olivia7850, a "Stage 4 pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma, triple negative" patient included in this discussion thread.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/metastatic-breast-cancer-treatment-options-1/
I am early stage Lobular (2024), but stage IV Lung cancer (2020). Sending you big hugs, I know this isn't an easy diagnosis to process.

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@lls8000
Thank you for your suggestions. I appreciate your response. I felt so alone with the progression and mutation of my disease. Your links are very helpful.
Wishing you continued good health and blessings.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 13 hours ago
In reply to @vissdoc "@katgob Thank you for your suggestion. How do I put "Advanced stage Lobular TNBC" in subject..." + (show)
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@katgob
Thank you for your suggestion.
How do I put "Advanced stage Lobular TNBC" in subject line?

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@vissdoc, you may also be interested in this related discussion:
- Triple negative invasive lobular breast cancer https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/triple-negative-invasive-lobular-breast-cancer/

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