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Taxotere & Cytoxin Chemotherapy/ Symptom management
Hello, I am in treatment for an ILC BC recurrence, Stage 1b or 1c. I had the same 23 years ago, and was treated with...
New to this forum: Who else made it through chemo (in their 70s)?
I'm pretty new here - learning and lurking until now. It's heartening to hear the stories of so many women dealing with the same or...
Likely metastatic lobular cancer: How do you deal with fear, PTSD?
Hi there. First time posting. I had ILC in 2011 and every kind of tx there was-chemo, lumpectomy, radiation, BMX, Tamox and Aromasin (currently 12...
New here with DCIS and gene mutation
Hi! After a lengthy diagnostic workup, I was diagnosed with DCIS. I had a lumpectomy several weeks ago and had planned to follow this with...
Signatera test at 2 years remission, worth doing?
A little history: Aug 2022- Diagnosis of bilateral IDC breast cancer, HR+, HER2-, ki67 @ 19%, Grade 2 on left, Grade 1 on right. Aug...
Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?
Hello All,In November of 2021 I had a "normal" mammogram (always noted heterogeneously dense breasts) On Oct 7th I had a very long-awaited breast reduction...
Breast Cancer/Osteoporosis/Heart issues? How to decide on which meds??
I’m 62, And the hits keep on coming…..My Oncologist ordered a DEXA scan prior to giving me hormone suppression treatment for my ER/PR+ DCIS to...
Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC): Help for Lymphedema and Cellulitis
After a lumpectomy, lymph nodes removal, chemo and three months following radiation, my dearest friend of over 40 yrs began experiencing increasing arm pain. From...
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Time till surgery?
My diagnosis was on 11/4/22 of IDC Grade 1 ER+ HR-negative. Very slow growing according to my surgeon and mammo says this... Within the LEFT...
Fibromyalgia and AI Treatment
I am wondering if there are others out there going through cancer treatment who previously had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and feel like the fibromyalgia...
Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!
A friend of mine has had breast cancer twice...DCIS and IDC....both breasts....as I have. She told me that she had suggested mastectomy to her surgeon...
How many of you have changed oncologists because you did not like the?
I found out I had stage 1 breast cancer last April. My former oncologist (this was my second time around...first BC in 2007) had retired....
Anastrozole and period returned
Earlier this year I was diagnosed with DCIS. I have had two lumpectomies and 19 rounds of radiation.I started taking Anastrozole a week ago and...
Low Risk IDC w/ Baseline Multiple Painful Conditions
I'm wondering what others might do in my situation and would appreciate your thoughts. I'm 65 and have Gr 1, St 1c IDC, 2 tumors:...
Why don’t we all get full body scans? Why do they try to ration scans?
I’m 52 w right breast stage 1A er/pr+ her2- Oncotype is 0 ki67 was ~5% no positive lymph nodes in the 2 that were taken....
Dose-dense (dd) AC chemo + paclitaxel: How to prepare?
Hello,I was DX with ILC last June. Had a lumpectomy with 6 nodes diseased and removed. Because of the number of nodes found I will...
After lumpectomy? What's next?
I had a lumpectomy on 9/14 for DCIS that was upgraded from grade 0 to grade 1-2 malignant micro aggressive via biopsys (2) (calcifications) report....
Oncotype DX test result
Hi I am 43 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 1 in Oct'22. No lymph nodes involved.I had skin sparing mastectomy on...
Palpable Lump not visible on scans..what now?
Hello. I have a lump that was felt in 2022, right before my regular mammogram. I felt it, the tech felt it. It didn’t show...
ER PR positive Her2 negative and Ovary removal
Hi all,In 2019 I was diagnosed ER/PR positive and Her2 negative and mastectomy done on right side. No chemo, no radiationI am 45 and this...
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