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Struggling with anxiety, depression
HiI'm off hormone last November for Hormone positive bc I Have been struggling with panic attacks and depression. My new g p does not believe...
Mastectomy Surgical Dehiscence
Hello fellow warriors. My name is Lynne. This is my 2nd time with breast cancer. I was 1st diagnosed in December 2006 and opted for...
Has anyone gotten a breast infection while on anastrozole?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-gotten-a-breast-infection-while-on-anastrozole/
I started anastrozole mis- June 2023. I started having side effects maybe after a month, headaches, joint aches, moody, tired, fatigued… Dr ordered brain MRI...
Nodular enhancing foci along scar tissue INSIDE breast after surgery
I had an MRI with contrast at my one year follow-up in October after a right DCIS BCS with reduction and mastoplexy on left breast....
Nervous about switching from Letrazole to Exemestane
Hi - I have been on Letrazole for 2 years (invasive ductal carcinoma, node positive, did chemo and radiation, double mastectomy and oophorectomy...was diagnosed right...
Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day
My daughter is 43 years old and has the BRCA2 gene. She was just diagnosed with Stage III Invasive Ductal Carcinoma(Breast Cancer). She is a...
Help me to understand and make friends with my lymph nodes :)
I am in the middle of 15 sessions radiation treatment (post-lumpectomy) for my first-timer BC. My deets: Age 63, IDC stage 1 grade 2, 16-18mm,...
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....
Plastic surgery: Do they ever go back & adjust mismatched breasts?
I don’t know what I can ask for or expect from the plastic surgeon at a comprehensive cancer center. I wasn’t sure if I should...
No cancer found in lumpectomy tissue?
Three months ago I was diagnosed with DCIS in two locations after two mammograms and a core needle biopsy at each site (same breast). Surgeon...
1 yr post ILC mammo; radiologist changed recommendation
72 years old. At my 1 year post ILC (right breast lumpectomy, ER+ PR+,HER-) mammo the radiologist informed me that I should return in 6...
Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia AND Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Hi all, My first time here. Never did this before. But here goes. I was just diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) Stage 1, less...
IBC TNBC left breast, one year later in right while still in treatment
Any advice at how to advocate for myself would be much appreciated.Inflammatory Brest Cancer with triple negative receptors was diagnosed October 2022.My treatment plan:Chemo: 6...
After Breast Cancer treatment, what next?
I am wondering what type of follow-up care is done after you have finished your breast cancer treatment? I am looking forward to spring and...
Breast Pain: I'm worried breast cancer may be back
Hi My Name is Mary, I am 73.I had breast cancer about 5 years ago I had cemo-which was bad, I did not do the...
Anyone trying to get back into shape post Breast Cancer?
Hi. I am 53 (about to become 54). I was diagnosed August '23, had a double mastectomy in October '23, a second surgery to get...
Anastrozole and side effects...hair loss/thinning and hair regrowth
I started taking anastrozole in May 2018. The worst side effect I had was hot flashes, but I was undergoing radiation and it was a...
Liquid biopsy and breast cancer - availability and insurance
I'm currently moving from lumpectomy to treatment for ER+ breast cancer (IDC stage 1, 18mm, no node involvement), and have been doing research in preparation...
Before ANY Breast Surgery
My breast cancer story started the day I made a deal with my husband in October 2006. If he went to see a cardiologist I...
Anastrozole before surgery
This fall I was diagnosed with stage IIIb breast cancer. I have an approximate 3 cm tumor in my lower right breast with skin invasion...
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