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Hi I just got diagnosed with breast cancer, any tips?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29, 2023 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
Have you talked to the doctor again who gave you the diagnosis? Possibly are you at a cancer hospital? I will tell you sometimes drs do get confused. I originally had Her 2 - when I got my first biopsy results. I had surgery after chemo treatments and my tumor itself was Her 2 +. My nurse practitioner with the medical oncologist was shocked of the change. She had not seen that often. Sometimes odd things happen. No matter what, talk to that doctor or get a 2nd opinion. I have been treated at City of Hope in California, but i follow the May Clinic and MD Anderson in Texas. All of them have research and studies I love to read up on. Once i got breast cancer, I think my world opened up to learning.
kayononsen....please come back and post
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I will come back, this is amazingly helpful. I'll know more on Tuesday and will let you all know what oncologist said. I am at home. i found the lump and got a mammogram, ultrasound, MRI and biopsy and very fast.
Make sure to take someone with you to all appointments. Get second opinions for every decision especially treatment options. Good luck. Remember breast cancer is not what it used to be. Many treatment options.
Thanks so much for your response. Yes , it’s triple positive breast cancer. I just finished my year of Herceptin treatments. I was dx in Feb of 2021 it’s been a road but I seem to have come through it. I have a copy of the pathology regarding both the mastitis and the triple positive breast cancer. It was aggressive but we caught it early. I had a double mastectomy, chemo and Herceptin. I have had a very difficult time with fatigue and chemo fog but I am hoping it will clear. I would love to find some natural remedies for the fatigue, brain fog and neuropathy if anyone has any suggestions? I am not against drugs I would just like to try natural if possible.
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@katgob my biopsy said HER2+ and after surgery pathology was equivocal and then negative at two other hospitals. I finally found yet another opinion from a doc who retested using more cells, which reassured me that I could avoid chemo and treatment for HER2.