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Extended abdomen after a DIEP
A little background. After a DIEP after breast cancer my abdomen has been extended so badly that it makes it hard to breathe and I...
Pain, tenderness return 10 months after lumpectomy: What does it mean?
Hello,I had a stage 1 left breast only cancer. The tumor was 16 mm. I did not have chemo therapy but I did have 19...
Managing AI Side Effects
Hi all, and moderators, please move this if it's more appropriate to be part of an existing discussion. Apologies -- it's a bit long. Just...
Post radiation after breast cancer
Hi I am 20 months post radiation treatment for breast cancer dcis and I was doing really well my fatigue felt better I have been...
48 years old with stage 1 ILC - Tamoxifen Advice
Hello! I'm 48, diagnosed with stage 1, grade 1 ILC in Feb 2023 after 9th annual routine mammogram. Lumpectomy in April and 3 weeks of...
My daughter has breast cancer
My daughter has breast cancer. This coming after I had been through my own battle, which began in 2020. When I finished chemo, surgery, and...
Mastectomy: What do you wear after the compression bra?
What do you wear after you are allowed to stop wearing the compression bra you have from surgery? I know there will be swelling etc...
Medicare “wellness visit” and breast cancer.
As a two time breast cancer survivor, I am proactive with medical issues and want to find any problems before they become huge. Since I...
What Are Your Best Tips for Before and After a Mastectomy?
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Hello and Happy New Year. I am scheduled for a mastectomy of the left breast on January 23. I have a 9cm tumor. They will...
Not going the Allopathic route
Just had lumpectomy and reconstruction for stage 2 HR+ HER2- breast cancer. Oncotype 7 no chemo needed refuse radiation I feel it makes cancer stem...
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Has anyone ever had a Nipple Sparing Mastectomy? My doctor mentioned having a Mastectomy, as part of treatment, after having my Sentinel Node Biopsy surgery...
Are there any male breast cancer survivors that take Lupron?
Are there any male breast cancer survivors that are taking Lupron? I had surgery and chemo eight years ago and have been on letrozole since...
The word "Survivor."
I've been reading discussions in these forums where people weigh in about the label of "breast cancer survivor." Do you find the label helpful, or...
Has anyone taken Taurine during Chemo?
Hi everyone, I have been researching taurine. Some studies have found below normal levels in women with breast cancer. I had my first chemo treatment...
Has the contrast used in an MRI caused anyone to have kidney damage?
Because I have a CHEK2 mutation that puts me at a higher risk of breast cancer, my physician is strongly urging me to have an...
Low risk IDC: Using data (POLAR assay) to decide on radiation or not
Hello wonderful community,All surgeries behind me now and weighing risks of radiation therapy or not. I've just become aware of new studies and testing that...
What happens when all lymph nodes are removed from left chest area?
After a left breast lumpectomy and ten lymph node removals, then a follow-up surgery for clear margins last year, I have recently been diagnosed with...
Robot-assisted Nipple Sparing Mastectomy (NSM): My recovery journey
I underwent a preventative mastectomy at the Mayo clinic in Rochester. I participated in the DaVinci clinical trial. I didn't find a lot of information...
Metastatic Breast Cancer treatment options
Hello all, Firstly thank you for creating this forum. Late August I was diagnosed with stage 4 MBC that has gone to @3 bones and...
Not Exactly Remission but a Lull. How to approach this?
Ten months ago I discovered a lump in my left breast. Then came months of diagnostics--it was an unusual NET--rare and aggressive in any case....
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