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What to expect after starting treatment
Hello all. I don't know if this will be helpful to anyone but me, but I thought I'd throw it out there. After being diagnosed...
Hormone vaginal meds?
So, I am very strong staining ER/PR + HER2 negative breast cancer. Stage 1 Grade 1 chose to not use hormones and radiation and had...
Moving Soon What do I need to do in regards to my cancer treatments
Hi everyone, I'm so grateful for this forum. I have another discussion. My husband and I have decided to leave Boulder County because of the...
Letrozole joints, bone loss, low platelets, high cholesterol
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Hi DCIS stage 0 grade 3 ER+ low % lumpectomy/radiation, clean margins no lymph involved. Was on Anastrozole, could hardly walk, hair loss, increased chin...
Anyone had a change of diagnosis after surgery?
hi in 2022 i was diagnosed with Triple negative breast cancer, 5cm tumour and lymph nodes . surgeon said "rare highly aggressive" . which i...
MBC and first brain mets: Lines of treatment
Hello, I am diagnosed with MBC in January 2022. Er/PR+, HER2 low, lobular, mets to bones. I was on Verzenio + Anastrozole and had progression...
Smelling cancer!
Did anyone smell their cancer before diagnosis? For months I kept smelling a strong ammonia-type smell and would have prickly heat waking me in the...
Adenocarcinoma Bone Cancer
Very worried about my sister as she has been diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma bone cancer. I feel her oncologist is not giving her the proper treatment...
Invasive carcinoma of no special type (ductal)
In 2002 I had a RB lumpectomy for triple negative breast cancer, 6 rounds of chemo plus 30 rounds of radiation. In 2020 I had...
Any problems tolerating certain foods/drinks months post surgery?
I had a bilateral mastectomy and 4 lymph nodes removed in October 2024. I have tissue expanders until my implant surgery next month. No chemo...
Anyone experienced delayed lymphedema after lumpectomy?
Stage 1 invasive lobular. Had lumpectomy at end of April. Two lymph nodes also removed. Everything was going fine. I had 4 weeks of daily...
Tamoxifen and Fibromyalgia
I had stage 1 estrogen driven breast cancer - surgery in summer 2022, radiation in fall 2022. Cancer free now. I've had severe fibromyalgia for...
Ovary removal screwing up my blood work
I'm 54 - ER, PR + and HER2 -. I had a double mastectomy in 23 , no chemo or radiation and had my ovaries...
Interested and curious about turkey tail mushrooms
I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage two in June 2022 I went through two surgeries, six months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiation....
Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?
I had a left breast mastectomy and will be having the right done after chemo and radiation. So I have time to decide. My surgeon...
Just diagnosed with DCIS 5.5 weeks postpartum
Hi all, I am 42 years old and just found out I have DCIS. I know nothing yet, and I meet with a breast surgeon...
Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice
Just had lumpectomy Dec 1. Pathology report was: positive margin on the posterior edge DCIS Micropapillary Grade 2. My surgeon called me yesterday for re-excision...
DCIS do I really need an AI?
Non-invasive DCIS grade 2 lumpectomy clear margins 3 mm in size. Decision RT says no- radiation side effects outweigh the benefits. Do I really need...
CA 27.29 elevated, could it be from RA?
2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Had a lumpectomy, 4 months of chemotherapy and 7 weeks of radiation. July 2023 I passed my 5...
Has anyone taking Tamoxifen experienced heartburn with abdominal pain?
Diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma at age 80 in 2023 partial mastectomy No radiation started on Tamoxifen extreme difficulty taking drug 20 mg day then...
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