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Wondering if I'm taking the right path...
Hey everybody. I'll try to keep it short. Just had a 2nd lumpectomy last week. Diagnosed with DCIS last December. Had a rough time deciding...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 23 8:48am
New LCIS: Anyone taking raloxifene?
I am 5th year,after having TNBC, did ACT chemo and radiation. Diag was DCIS, first lumpectomy the margins weren't clear, second surgery got it. No...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 21, 2023
Deciding whether to have diagnostic sentinel lymph node removal
I had DCIS in 2007 and IDC/DCIS in 2018. Both times with lumpectomies/sentinel node removal, radiation, and AI meds. Both times both times sentinel nodes...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 29, 2020
Prepping for Surgery
Ive been diagnosed with Stage O DCIS and I have surgery Tuesday. I'm scheduled for a lumpectomy and oncoplastic (breast reduction and lift on BOTH...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 5 6:09am
Estrogen Level Change
Happy Monday everyone. I am truly grateful for groups like this. The more I read (which I know sometimes is a bad thing), the more...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 2 10:34am
Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?
I’m 10 months out from lumpectomy for DCIS, no lymph nodes involved, and bi-lateral breast reduction and lift. Recovery is good. However, at about 5...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 28, 2023
Post-Surgery follow-up: How frequently did you have follow-up?
Ten months ago I had a lumpectomy, that according to the pathology report removed a 2mm dcis tumor, with 8mm clean margins. At my 6...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2023
Life after oncoplastic lumpectomy: dealing with fear of recurrence
Dx. DCIS 2/2022. Had oncoplastic lumpectomy/8 wks of radiation. I have the PALB2 gene mutation... which increases my chance of breast /Overian /Pancreatic cancer.Not doing...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 26, 2023
Should I take AI considering all the side effects?
I have invasive ductal CA, stage 2, with DCIS in situ. Prognosis was very favorable since caught early and was small. Lumpectomy was done in...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 16 11:15am
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 29, 2023
Arimidex and side effects
When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in April 2019, I had a Lumpectomy to my Left Breast and then 5 weeks of Radiation. Then...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 8 1:15am
Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive
I was originally diagnosed with DCIS in two ducts. After lumpechtomy, the pathology report showed a 2.2mm tumor attached in one duct. It was diagnosed...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 16 3:49pm
Breast skin texture change (orange peel-like) after lumpectomy?
Hello Everyone, This is difficult for me as I'm kind of shy, and find it hard to keep up with a forum, please forgive me?...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2022
Returning Member -- But New To This the Breast Cancer Group -- DCIS
@colleenyoung and others - I am back; I had a lot going on for the past several months, including the discovery I had Breast Cancer....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 14, 2020
BP, IVs and blood draws after bilateral breast cancer w/node removal
I have had bilateral breast cancer with lumpectomy (both breasts) and lymph nodes removed on both sides. My tumor markers have risen...10 points over 4...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 19, 2019
How can this be?
I was diagnosed with DCIS, Stage 0, ER/PR+, dense breasts - was told “treatable/curable”. Had 2 biopsies, an ultrasound and an MRI prior to surgery....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2023