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Do you have a favorite BC blogger or writer?
I’ve found a few writers that I’ve found inspiring. Not necessarily because they’ve managed their BC journey masterfully. They have shared real struggles or provided...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 22, 2024
Positive margin in breast for DCIS
I know you can’t give advice, just looking to hear your experiences on missed margins. Had stage 2 ER/PR, Hers2-, 1.8 breast and one lymph...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 28, 2025
Newly diagnosed invasive ductal and lobular in right breast
Hi. I just turned 50. I was recently diagnosed with a 6.1 cm non mass like enhancement which is confirmed invasive ductal and lobular cancer....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 28, 2025
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
Breast reconstrution: Anyone also have a breast reduction?
So I see the plastic surgeon next week to hear what he has to say about surgery. I currently am almost a C cup and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 20, 2023
Changing Doctors for Followup: Who do I see?
I’m 7 years post double mastectomy bc surgery. 2020-2021 was my 5 year follow up but it was the height of covid so it threw...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 14, 2023
IDC newly diagnosed-crawling sensation-lymph node thickening
Hello! I was diagnosed last week w/ IDC and have read a lot of great information here. I have an appointment with a surgeon in...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 2, 2023
Surgery Behind Me
I had my Bilateral Mastectomy yesterday at 7:30 am. I am home today and so grateful that this cancer is no longer in my body....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 12 1:05am
Likelihood of repeat capsular contraction following breast implant?
I had LIC in my right breast and bilateral mastectomy in February 2025. Implant surgery was in May. In September I had a capsular contraction...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 6 11:31am
Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?
Hello all I am 10 weeks post last surgery (ILC with lumpectomy and then re-excision). I have had some painful spots since the 1st surgery,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2023
Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.
Hello, I have been reading posts since shortly after I was diagnosed in early June with ILC. It has been quite informative, has made me...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 5, 2024
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Time till surgery?
My diagnosis was on 11/4/22 of IDC Grade 1 ER+ HR-negative. Very slow growing according to my surgeon and mammo says this... Within the LEFT...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 14, 2022
Still on Letrozole but do I need it?
I was diagnosed with Stage IV BC in July 2020. At that time the hormone receptor was 43% positive. After many chemo treatments and my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 8, 2023
What to know right after diagnosis - inhale!
While a breast cancer diagnosis is life altering, it is not an emergency!You have time to understand and research your options.I just wanted the cancer...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 28, 2023
Too slim to have reconstruction after a partial mastectomy: Options?
I'm diagnosed IDC stage 2, Er+, Pr- , Her2 Neg.Surgeon wants me to have a single wide excision / partial mastectomy with tissue sparing .My...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 2, 2025
ADH vs DCIS
I just received news today that after several mammograms and now a biopsy, I have atypical ductal hyperplasia suspicious for low grade ductal carcinoma in...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 1, 2023
Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?
Hello All,In November of 2021 I had a "normal" mammogram (always noted heterogeneously dense breasts) On Oct 7th I had a very long-awaited breast reduction...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 25, 2024
Breast cancer/Radiation/Tooth Problems
I have had BC twice and radiation twice. I am just coming onto 5 years from the second cancer and my teeth are starting to...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 12, 2025
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
Estrogen/Progestrone medication & DCIS Stage 0 Grade 3 diagnosis
Hello, The following is my breast biopsy results: Right upper outer breast, biopsy: Ductal carcinoma in situ, nuclear grade 3 with comedonecrosis and microcalcifications. "right...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 19, 2024