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First time here large cancerous mass in breast and lymph nodes
I am female, 72 years old and was recently informed that I have a large fast growing cancerous mass in my breast and medium mass in my lymph nodes which is spreading. I have to have radiation and/or chemo to shrink the tumors. They can't do surgery now due to the size, therefore treatment is now first in line. My question…
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Fears about upcoming surgery and breast cancer
Hello everyone, So far I have one breast cancer lump in my left breast at the 3 o clock position under the nipple that will be taken out by lumpectomy surgery on March 15th. I have gone round and round with my surgeon, surgical scheduler, and my treatment team and there are so many things because I believe the doctor will…
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Post-surgery camisoles
Hello! I am new to this discussion board and chatroom. I will be undergoing a bilateral mastectomy in about 3 weeks and I'm looking for information about the post-surgery camisoles that I have seen offered on websites that sell prosthesis for breast cancer. I know next to nothing about the camisoles so far, other than the…
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Tomotherapy Radiation vs. Pencil Proton Radiation Therapy
I would like to find out feedback regarding radiation treatment for Tomotherapy Radiation vs. Pencil Proton Radiation Therapy? I am deliberating between the 2 radiation treatments. My BC returned after 20 years in the same breast. I need a radiation that is targeted. I live in Los Angeles, and the closest Pencil Proton…
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Managing Serious Chronic Illness and Breast Cancer / Reconstruction
Hi, I'm new to this community. Currently undergoing chemo for breast cancer, stage 2b, also in my lymp nodes. I am a mom in my 40s, with 2 great young children. I also have lupus, reflexive sympathetic dystrophy, fibromyalgia, and esophogeal disease among other issues. Up until now my health issues were an everyday part of…
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HER 2 + bi-lateral masectomy
I had HER 2 + bc with bi-lat. I had my surgery plus reconstruction May of 2020. I had fat graphting twice, the last one being December 3, 2020. I now have a pain in my back right below my shoulder blade. It's not a muscle pain so I wonder if I should be concerned about it or if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I…
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Why you SHOULD NOT go to Sloan Kettering
Heartbreaking lack of care during my treatments, misdiagnoses, and no anesthesia during procedures. The doctor missed 6 of my tumors which were metastatic. He was just going to do a lumpectomy on the two he found and send me home. I "knew" I had more cancer and I had to insist on a breast MRI about a half dozen times…
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Could use some advice
Hi everyone. I have IDC in my left breast and will be having a left side mastectomy in a little over two weeks. I really did not want to have a mastectomy. I had surgery in late January that included three lumpectomies (two locations on the left and one location on the right) as well as removal of 8 lymph nodes on the left…