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Anyone feel devasted about how you look & feel? And guilty too?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 30, 2023 | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
Hello. My question to you is how did they find that the cancer had returned to your chest wall and pectoral muscle? My tumor was stuck to my chest wall and I can't stop worrying that it will return in that area. My oncologist even, calmly, pointed to my right chest and lung, as one of the sites where cancer could return. My one year check- ups consists of a nurse feeling around my right mastectomy site and asking me if I have any new pain. Then a left diagnostic mammogram. No Scans on my right side, no CTC, circulating tumor cell blood test. NOTHING.
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I saw your question and I think I should tell you, the cancer I had in my left breast I found myself while bathing. I saw a doctor immediately and that is where my journey started. In 1968 there were no MRI's or anything except standard x-rays which where of no real value in making cancer diagnosis, so our first line of defense is still monthly routine checks (by ourselves). If anything does not feel right, get into your doctor and let him make your decision what needs to be done. Do not hesitate to ask questions, and request what you would like to have done to calm your fear. It is your body, you know what is best for you.
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