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Next Steps: after local recurrence
Interested in experiences of those who have had a local recurrence while on AI? I had a lumpectomy on my mastectomy breast ( did not...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 7, 2024
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...
Support Group: Lymphedema
Last active: Nov 21, 2022
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 1, 2023
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 23, 2023
What are warning signs of triple negative breast cancer recurrence?
I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in2018 and had lumpectomy with lymph node dissection followed by chemotherapy and radiation. I am aware of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 12 8:58am
Oncotype score 27 or higher with reoccurrence
Hello all, I have been diagnosed with stage 1 ductal carcinoma w/ 1 node affected. My oncotype score was 27. I have had 8 rounds...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 27 12:22pm
Cording / Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS)
Does anyone have experience with Cording, also called Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS) I recently found a rope like structures under the skin in my armpit....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 14, 2024
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 15 5:16pm
Breast cancer treatment and kidney problems
I've been on arimidex for 10 months for breast cancer, stage 2. Had lumpectomy, 30 rounds of radiation. Been on 2 other inhibitors, side effects...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 24, 2023
Lingering aches + pins & needles?
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and SNB in late March, and completed radiation in late May. I had some nerve damage as a result of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 31, 2024
Stopping AI and starting Tamoxifen
I can’t stand the amount of joint pain and disfigurement of my feet anymore from Letrozole so I stopped it, can’t believe how much better...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 24, 2024
Atypical lobular hyperplasia: Did you have surgery?
August 2021, I was diagnosed with invasive DCIS in my left breast. I underwent a lumpectomy, chemo, and radiation. I am currently on Anastrozole. August...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 3 5:37pm
First post treatment follow up with the oncologist
I have my first follow up visit with my surgeon and radiation oncologists in two days. The weather is threatening to force me to postpone...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 1, 2019
Extreme fatigue after stopping HRT and lumpectomy
Anyone else experience this after stopping HRT? I'm ok from morning to about 12:30. Then I start to fade and need to take a nap...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 31, 2023
Anyone taking cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors?
I am a very active 72 and have been in very good health (other than osteoporosis) until the diagnose of stage III ICL end of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 20 12:40pm
AI Impact on Blood Sugar
46, Right breast IDC, ER+, PR+, HER2-, BRCA -, ONCO 18 node negative (with isolated tumor cells in the lymph nodes) I had a lumpectomy...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 8, 2024
Anyone had DCIS high-grade diagnosis?
Hello has anyone here had dcis high grade 3. What was your experience? Did you have surgery? What was recovery like? I am multifocal With...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 11, 2023
Muscular skeletal side effects from radiation
I had lumpectomy surgery. Did great with that no residual pain or change in range of motion of my right dominant arm. Three weeeks after...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2021
Neuroendocrine breast cancer
I have just learned that in addition to invasive ductal breast cancer that I also have neuroendocrine cancer which I am told is aggressive. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 12, 2023
Orange peel skin...22 years post diagnosis 8 years post last surgery
HiI'm a 22 year BC survivor. Diagnosed at 35. Lumpectomy, Radiation, Tamoxifen12 years later Atypical cells in other breastMastectomyReconstruction with skin and nipple preservationI've noticed...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 23, 2024