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Why Anastrazole if I Had a Bilateral Mastectomy?
I was diagnosed with DCIS and IDC, Estrogen + in my right breast in November 2024. I had a bilateral/double mastectomy with sentinal lymph node...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 5 8:47am
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Deciding if I should do bilateral or double mastectomy??
I was just diagnosed w/DCIS & IDC in my right breast. Unfortunately the masses are so large that lumpectomy is out of the question. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 4, 2023
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Side Effects of Anastrozole - bone loss
I’ve been on Anastrozole 1mg for 6 months after right mastectomy for IDC. Has anyone had problems with thumb or finger joints? I researched “popping...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 21 8:28am
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Treatment plan questions following my wife's recent diagnosis?
Wife (age72 in good health) was diagnosed with breast cancer (DCIS, Hormone Receptor Positive, IDC)? a few weeks ago after an imaging test and a...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 23 3:32pm
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Lumpectomy vs mastectomy
Good morning. I am 34, in the IDC club and up to my eyeballs with conflicting information. My surgeon extremely favors double mastectomy where other...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 16, 2023
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Oncotype Test
Hello, I just had my first appointment with the medical oncologist this week. I have IDC stage 1a, and had lumpectomy (that’s how they found...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 30, 2024
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Lumpectomy vs Unilateral mastectomy no reconstruction
I am 46 and three weeks into my stage 1, IDC, HR+, HERS- diagnosis. I have two small tumors in one breast. My genetic testing...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2023
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Skeletal Muscle and Perineural Invasion
I am hoping for some guidance with a post lumpectomy pathology report. I am 47 and recently diagnosed with DCIS in the left breast and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 2, 2024
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What questions should I ask at a 2nd opinion appointment?
Hi everyone.I haven’t posted in quite some time so a quick update. I just had stable scans Tuesday and I going on 4 years on...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 4, 2022
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Can a biopsy needle turn a DCIS into invasive cancer?
Hi! I’m concerned about the consequences of having a biopsy. I know it is to lower the number of surgeries regarding benign lesions but I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2023