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Breast pain and high sensitiveness
I am Ms Sabitha , i was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2018 and had subsequent lumpectomy / lymph node disection followed by...
Bra discomfort after breast cancer treatment: Tips?
Hello, I finished treatment (lumpectomies in both breasts and radiation) a few months ago, but I'm still having trouble wearing a bra throughout the day....
chemo resistant
I had been found to be chemo resistant...can't believe I had to go through all of the toxic reaction and hair loss for little if...
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...
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...
Can anyone help with post mastectomy pain syndrome?
I had a double mastectomy two years ago, after a lumpectomy 7 years before that, I needed chemo and radiation both times. My first was...
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...
Anastrozole - should I take?
I'm 73, and was recently diagnosed with stage ER/PR+, HER-2- Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 1a, of the R Breast and had a lumpectomy. I have...
Oncotype Test
Hello, I just had my first appointment with the medical oncologist this week. I have IDC stage 1a, and had lumpectomy (that’s how they found...
Tamoxifen and anastrozole
Hi all, I have a question about these AI. I'm pretty much at the beginning of this journey, just had a lumpectomy and now waiting...
Early 40s trying to decide if hormone therapy is worth it
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/early-40s-trying-to-decide-if-hormone-therapy-is-worth-it/
Hi. I am trying to figure out a hard decision - thought I would maybe have kids later in life and then I got breast...
Hormone vaginal meds?
So, I am very strong staining ER/PR + HER2 negative breast cancer. Stage 1 Grade 1 chose to not use hormones and radiation and had...
Invasive carcinoma of no special type (ductal)
In 2002 I had a RB lumpectomy for triple negative breast cancer, 6 rounds of chemo plus 30 rounds of radiation. In 2020 I had...
DCIS do I really need an AI?
Non-invasive DCIS grade 2 lumpectomy clear margins 3 mm in size. Decision RT says no- radiation side effects outweigh the benefits. Do I really need...
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...
Foot pain with Anastrozole?
Hello all- I have read on this topic from posts that were from 4-5 years ago but looking for your experience from more recently. I...
Any early (less than 5yrs) local recurrence of early stage IDC?
I was recently diagnosed, at 70 yrs, with a local recurrence (also hormone dependent) of my BC (2.5 yrs ago: ER+, PR+, Her -; 2cm...
CA 27.29 elevated, could it be from RA?
2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Had a lumpectomy, 4 months of chemotherapy and 7 weeks of radiation. July 2023 I passed my 5...
My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2016 - Stage 1A, triple positive, 1.5 cm, left breast, sentinel lymph node was negative. I chose...
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...