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Just Diagnosed and So Confused; Feeling Lost
so far I've been told I have invasive ductal carcinoma estrogen rec positive strong (90-95%) and progesterone recp positive (weak3-5%) HER2 equilvocal (2+) fish pending...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: 4 days ago
After breast cancer chemo - Paclitaxel
Hi. I just completed 16 weeks of chemo for breast cancer and am struggling so much just to eat or move around. The weakness is...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 26, 2019
Pathology with close margins-ADH or DCIS
I had surgery on 10/20 to remove IDC and DCIS and a sentinel node. I have low grade er/pr + her2- right breast cancer diagnosed...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 1, 2022
Chemotherapy doubts: Male breast cancer
I'm looking for opinions. I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. As a male, I learned there are no statistics related to male breast...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 29, 2023
What are warning signs of triple negative breast cancer recurrence?
I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in2018 and had lumpectomy with lymph node dissection followed by chemotherapy and radiation. I am aware of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 15, 2023
New breast pain 20 years post lumpectomy
I had a right breast lumpectomy with radiation treatments almost 20 years ago. There was no lymph node involvement. I was on Tamoxifen for 5...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2024
Triple+ breast cancer on letrozole: Why do estrogen levels fluctuate?
I am a 53 yr old woman, post surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and Herceptin. Now on letrozole and notwithstanding this, oestrogen levels are up and down,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 13 12:29pm
Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?
I was diagnosed in April 2024 stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma - estrogen positive. I had lumpectomy and radiation my onco score was 12 so...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 7 11:40am
Lingering aches + pins & needles?
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and SNB in late March, and completed radiation in late May. I had some nerve damage as a result of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 31, 2024
Emotions and anxiety with a cancer diagnosis: How do you cope?
My emotions and anxiety along with ADHD since the diagnosis of cancer is extremely high.I’m finding it hard to keep up with day to day...
Last active: May 25, 2024
Stage 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Exemestane and side affects
I started Exemestane January 2019 after receiving a diagnosis of stage 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I had a partial mastectomy in November 2018, no radiation...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 3, 2019
Breast cancer treatment and kidney problems
I've been on arimidex for 10 months for breast cancer, stage 2. Had lumpectomy, 30 rounds of radiation. Been on 2 other inhibitors, side effects...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 24, 2023
Stopping AI and starting Tamoxifen
I can’t stand the amount of joint pain and disfigurement of my feet anymore from Letrozole so I stopped it, can’t believe how much better...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 24, 2024
Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?
Monday, July 23rd, after consulting with Dr. Loprinzi, we decided to have me stop taking anastrozole. (Arimidex). It has been 5 years since I started...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 2 3:23pm
Extreme fatigue after stopping HRT and lumpectomy
Anyone else experience this after stopping HRT? I'm ok from morning to about 12:30. Then I start to fade and need to take a nap...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 31, 2023
Lymphedema in the chest wall
I just got back from my oncologists office and I found out that I have lymphedema in my chest wall. I was surprised because I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 7, 2022
Breast surgeon questions
I just got my diagnosis yesterday (DCIS, R breast); awaiting a call to schedule the breast surgeon consultation; during the diagnosis call I got a...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 26, 2023
Withdrawals from Stopping Bioidentical Hormone
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2021 and told to immediately stop using bioidentical hormones which I had been on for about...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 30, 2022
Lumpectomy vs Unilateral mastectomy no reconstruction
I am 46 and three weeks into my stage 1, IDC, HR+, HERS- diagnosis. I have two small tumors in one breast. My genetic testing...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2023
Neuroendocrine breast cancer
I have just learned that in addition to invasive ductal breast cancer that I also have neuroendocrine cancer which I am told is aggressive. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 12, 2023