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Taking Tamoxifen long term, between 5-10 years after breast cancer.
Hi. I'm coming up on my 5th year anniversary of being cancer free and taking Tamoxifen. I had invasive ductal carcinoma. Lumpectomy followed by radiation....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 21, 2025
What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?
I had a stage 0 grade 1 low grade. Decided against radiation. Little difference between reoccurence percentages. Spoke to oncologist today about hormone treatment. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 18, 2024
How did you decide on breast cancer treatment based on Oncotype?
Hello, I was diagnosed with Invasive lobular carcinoma in February 2021. I had the lumpectomy in April, please see the final results attached. I was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 4, 2022
Anyone had Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia in their pathology margins?
Hi! Grateful for this forum. Just got my pathology from Lumpectomy back and it's mostly good news! All margins and nodes negative, total tumour ILC...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 2, 2025
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
Need a breast cancer buddy who has been through it (triple negative)
I was just recently diagnosed with triple positive stage 1 Breast Cancer. I start chemo next week. 6 rounds of chemo once every 3 weeks...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 2, 2023
My Mets Breast Cancer Story: Questions about Low WBC, spots on liver
I was dx with a small HER+ breast cancer 4 years ago. Had lumpectomy . No lymph node involvement. Radiation done. I am a runner...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 25, 2024
Lumpectomy for IDC: Calm but as the date approaches, getting nervous
Introducing myself. I’m 71 years old, married, two adult children and 2 granddaughters. Called back for further testing after routine mammogram. Diagnosed with Invasive Ductal...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 28, 2024
Invasive gone, DCIS remains after re-excision. MRI wait time?
I had stage 2 IDC with 1 lymph node involvement. After 1st lumpectomy, path came back invasive gone but DCIS in margins. After re-excision, path...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 25, 2025
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, 2025
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 18, 2024
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, 2024
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 31, 2023
MRI guided Biopsy - What was your experience like?
I had an MRI 2 1/2 weeks ago and they saw a 1 cm mass that was a Birads 4 suspicious for malignancy, so my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 31, 2025
Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline
I'm going to be having a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction and I'd love to hear from others who have gone through this about your recovery...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 27, 2023
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....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 15, 2024
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 30, 2022
Thyroglobulin antibodies sky-high 3 months after BC radiation
I would not have known anything was wrong with my thyroid except for the fact that I'm currently working with an integrative doctor in addition...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 16, 2025
Re-excision Lumpectomy
I’m looking for your experience (not advice) from those that had invasive ++- ..roughly stage 2 with 1 lymph node involvement (clear first attempt) and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 10, 2025
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 28, 2025