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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Severe pain immediately after waking from right masectomy surgery.
In 2020, I woke up in the recovery room after undergoing a skin sparing right masectomy with 4 sentinal nodes removed. Within one minute I...
IBC TNBC left breast, one year later in right while still in treatment
Any advice at how to advocate for myself would be much appreciated.Inflammatory Brest Cancer with triple negative receptors was diagnosed October 2022.My treatment plan:Chemo: 6...
Vaginal Dryness Solutions
Good Evening! Question for all, I was taking anastrozole for ADH diagnosis but had to stop because of side effects. I am left with extreme...
A 2nd Lymph Node Biopsy after Lumpectomy?
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with DCIS Stage 0 ER+ in May 2024.I just had my lumpectomy on July 11, still bruised but otherwise ok...
Facing the Uncertainty of Follow-Up Nodules Post-Treatment
I was diagnosed with breast cancer (IDC, ER+/PR+/HER2-, 1.5 cm, Stage 1 Grade 2) and treated with a lumpectomy, radiotherapy, and I’m currently on ongoing...
Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?
Hi, I was diagnosed with DICS ER- Multifocal in the fall. It has taken four months to get to this point in the process. Right...
overweight and breast cancer
I was diagnosed two months ago. We, the Dr and I, agreed that bilateral mastectomy is the best option. Where I live, implants are the...
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