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“5 year survival” starts at diagnosis or when therapy ends?
My surgeon said I had an “82%” chance of surviving 5 years. I was so blown away I didn’t ask when does that 5 years...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 17, 2024
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Conflicting surgical opinions? What now?
I had 2 consults this week. One recommended lumpectomy followed by radiation, then AI, and one for mastectomy with AI. One surgeon confident I didn’t...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2022
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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 8:52am
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DCIS first follow up since surgery in September.
Diagnosed with DCIS stage 0, grade 3. No lymph node involvement, lumpectomy, 5 weeks radiation. Very dense breasts. Had two consults both said lumpectomy, radiation,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 4, 2024
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DCIS and Sjogrens
Diagnosed with DCIS grade 2 and stage 0 in 10/23. I also have Sjogrens (auto immune disease) with lung involvement. Surgeon and medical team have...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 20, 2024
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2nd opinion with team approach
Do you offer the option of having a team provide a second opinion as opposed to one doctor. As I understand it, breast cancer is...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 5, 2022
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Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: How are you coping?
Has anyone been diagnosed with post mastectomy pain syndrome and how are they coping with it? I had bilateral mastectomies almost 4 years ago and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 25 12:16pm
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ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy
48 perimenopausal estrogen postive breast ca. Co.pleted radiation and now told to take lupron and tamoxifen. Im thinking of habubg full hysterectomy jnstead of taking...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 29, 2024
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Constant cough (4 months)
I have a question. So in 2018 I had a lumpectomy and radiation and since then on Anastrozole until 2023. On November 2018, I had...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 13, 2023
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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 8:38am