Anyone diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

Posted by jlc082261 @jlc082261, Jun 22, 2023

Has anybody here in this group been diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer?

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Dee | @danielad | Dec 16, 2023

In reply to @sue417 "Hi All I had my surgery yesterday lumpectomy. They removed my nipple and took the dcis..." + (show)

Hello @sue417! Hope you are doing well and are comfortable. Did the surgeon reattach the nipple?

HUGS!
D.

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 16, 2023

In reply to @danielad "Hello @sue417! Hope you are doing well and are comfortable. Did the surgeon reattach the nipple?..." + (show)

Hi
He did not completely remove it. He just explain how he got to get into my breast through my nipple. So yes it's still there

chm64 | @chm64 | Dec 17, 2023

Hope you are feeling relieved about having the surgery behind you. Ironically the calcification that has DCIS in my right breast is near the nipple. Sending hugs!

Dee | @danielad | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @sue417 "Hi He did not completely remove it. He just explain how he got to get into..." + (show)

@sue417 - Thanks for clarifying. THIS is GREAT!!! So you don't have any other cuts - Lovely! I am VERY happy for you!!!

HUGS,
D.

Dee | @danielad | Dec 17, 2023

Hello @chm64 - Has your surgery been scheduled? What type of surgery will it be?

HUGS!
D.

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @danielad "@sue417 - Thanks for clarifying. THIS is GREAT!!! So you don't have any other cuts -..." + (show)

Well, I don't know what it looks like yet. Because there's a big dress in on it. But it is a lot smaller than my left breast.

chm64 | @chm64 | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @danielad "Hello @chm64 - Has your surgery been scheduled? What type of surgery will it be? HUGS!..." + (show)

No, not yet. I have an mri on 12/26 and appt with surgeon on 1/9. The waiting is excruciating. Trying to manage my anxiety and my family’s anxiety. Thanks for asking.

galbooboo | @galbooboo | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @sue417 "Hi I have osteopenia with a compression fracture in my spine so I do not want..." + (show)

Hi! Sorry I didn’t see your question sooner. I have not noticed any vaginal changes. You could try tamoxifen- typically @ 20 mg dose. My oncologist told me initially that if I experienced problems, she could lower the dose and it would still be effective. Tamoxifen is not damaging to bones, so you might want to try it.
I’ve been on 20 mg tamoxifen for 10 months with no issues, and I was very anxious about taking it initially. I just had my first mammogram since the lumpectomy, and it was normal, thank God!
Good luck!

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 17, 2023

Hi
I am so hyper. Sensitive to medication and the side effects of this tamoxifen are horrid, so will only do 5 mg if they allow that. If not, I'm not taking it. My friend was on it fir a yr and she said horrible sude effects severe vaginal dryness, ni thanks glad your mammogram was good

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 17, 2023

In reply to @melanid "Yes that's strange how anxiety works that way, isn't it? Sometimes I know it is coming..." + (show)

So helpful, @melanid. May I ask where you are in your cancer journey? Diagnosis, treatment, after treatment?

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