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My Radiation Oncologist wants bilateral ultrasound done
My radiation oncologist wants a bilateral ultrasound done on my breasts before proceeding with radiotherapy. She wants to make sure no new cancer has popped...
Haven’t been diagnosed, patiently and anxiously waiting.
Grandson was laying in arm and grazed my left breast and I immediately felt pain then located a lump. Mammogram and Ultrasound (US) found areas...
Chemo and blood clots
I’m losing trust in my Oncologist, makes everything seem like it’s no big deal and now I have blood clots which I’ve been injecting 0.7...
Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia AND Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Hi all, My first time here. Never did this before. But here goes. I was just diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) Stage 1, less...
Before ANY Breast Surgery
My breast cancer story started the day I made a deal with my husband in October 2006. If he went to see a cardiologist I...
LF Reconstruction: Anyone have their implants removed years later?
Hi All: In 2013 I was diagnosed with BC had bilateral mastectomy and chose Latissimus Flap (LF) reconstruction. Let me start out by saying I...
Which Breast Implants?
Hi there,I was diagnosed in 2019 on right side, mastectomy was one and then implant was placed( silicon, mentor textured). After few weeks of implant...
Waiting for MRI guided biopsy results
Hi, I am new here. I hope to find some support and information. I had a stereo biopsy in my left breast two weeks ago....
Suspicious area Bi-rad 2 or 3: Do I advocate for a biopsy or wait?
hello i a new to this group so pardon me if i am not in the proper forum ! i am so confused by the...
Lymphedema, upper extremity following breast cancer
I was diagnosed with breast cancer (er/pr +, right breast only) in 2019. Mastectomy and removal of 19 lymph nodes, 4 of which were malignant...
Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?
I had my one year mammogram today on my left breast and saw the nurse practitioner at my surgeon’s office. She told me it looked...
Atypical Hypersplasia with "Borderline" DCIS
Hello Everyone, I wish we were all meeting on better circumstances. ;) I am 58 and for the first time ever, I had an abnormal...
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?...
Breast Cancer 2nd time and hysterectomy
Hi All, Hope all are doing good. I am diagnosed with breast cancer in left breast in Oct last year and Mastectomy was done Nov...
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....
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...
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....
Anyone have sensation-sparing breast reconstruction?
Has anyone had sensation-sparing mastectomy with breast reconstruction with Dr Harless or Dr Vijaayasekaran (VJ)? This procedure was pioneered by Dr Peled in San Fransisco...
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:...
Question about how to test for having Estrogen+ cancer cells
My mom was just diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. She has met with two surgeons in the past 10 days to determine the best path...