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    Breast Cancer

     

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    • User: "VickiSam"

      *Abbreviations* for all our Newbies

       AC - one of the five most common types of chemo given to women with BC. Iit's probably the MOST common drug combination given to women with node-negative (hasn't spread to your lymph nodes) cancer. A…
      Announcement
      7465 views
      59 comments
      7 points
      Started by VickiSam
      Most recent by JoelWilliams
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "CSNSupportTeam"

      Some tips from CSN

      Welcome to the CSN! Below are some tips to help you get started following and posting on the boards. You can follow your preferred discussion board to get notifications of new topics and comments. To …
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      Announcement
      1016 views
      0 point
      Started by CSNSupportTeam
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "AmnaAlBoom"

      Heavy feeling of legs

      Hi, my mother has stage 4 breast cancer and the cancer has metastasized to the bones and liver. She is currently on enhertu, but she has been feeling heaviness and numbness in her legs. Is that a norm…
      69 views
      3 comments
      1 points
      Started by AmnaAlBoom
      Most recent by AmnaAlBoom
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "AmnaAlBoom"

      Rib pain

      hi, anyone has any home remedies for rib pain? My mom has breast cancer with bone and liver mets, and she has been feeling pain in her right rib. If you guys could give me some home remedies or treatm…
      55 views
      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by AmnaAlBoom
      Most recent by AmnaAlBoom
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Imasurvior2025"

      Breast Conserving Surgery vs full Mastectomy

      I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer that was caught early. 2 tumors less than 5cm in my right breast and 1 lymph node that is cancerous. I have completed 3 of 8 cycles of chemotherapy a…
      39 views
      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by Imasurvior2025
      Most recent by suesuestl
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Mozub89"

      Wife breast cancer

      I have been taking care of my wife with stage 4 breast cancer the last 4 years. Is there such a thing as chemo brain. She can be nice to everyone but me. Been married 41 years. anything I do is wrong …
      224 views
      5 comments
      1 points
      Started by Mozub89
      Most recent by dawnjuan821
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "KaraS"

      DCIS

      I was diagnosed with DCIS January 2. From my first mammogram in November to surgery in March, I have struggled. I hear that DCIS is not cancer because it’s non invasive. I read that it’s pre cancer. A…
      74 views
      2 comments
      1 points
      Started by KaraS
      Most recent by dawnjuan821
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "runnindc"

      OFSET Study

      New here. Anyone decided to do the OFSET Study? Diagnosed 1/14/2025. Had DMX. Found lymph involvement, I of 2. Oncotype 16. Her2-. I'm simply terrified of chemo, Ac-T. My gut is to run far away from i…
      23 views
      1 points
      Started by runnindc
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "KarenKordisch"

      Suggestions for sleep positions after lumpectomy

      I'll be having a lumpectomy in 2 weeks, left side. I usually sleep on my stomach or left side. That's not going to work! Will I need to sleep on my back? Maybe sleep on a recliner? Any suggestions?
      452 views
      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by KarenKordisch
      Most recent by KaraS
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "cissyewert"

      anyone decline hormone therapy after surgery and radiation?

      I had a lumpectomy in November for stage 1 (.8cm) ILC with sentinel node biopsy (no spread). That was followed by 21 sessions of whole breast and targeted radiation. My Onc score was a 6 so no chemo n…
      118 views
      1 points
      Started by cissyewert
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "AngelaE626"

      Hormone therapy for ILC

      stage 1, Grade 1 ILC discovered during a preventative mastectomy. Did not spread. It is estrogen receptive, so hormone therapy is recommended. I started anastrozole 5 days ago. I developed hives. Is t…
      155 views
      1 comments
      1 points
      Started by AngelaE626
      Most recent by cindyln
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "grandmac"

      Confused

      I was diagnosed with bc 4 months after 2 brain surgeries to correct essential tremors. My feelings are all over the map. One minute I'm still in shock, the next I'm convinced I'm superwoman and can ha…
      27 views
      1 points
      Started by grandmac
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Mimi1971"

      I'm so lost and confused

      September 2024 I was diagnosed with melanoma and squamous cell carsanoma. I have mohs surgeries and excisions to remove them. Once the biopsies started taking place and the removal started taking plac…
      42 views
      1 points
      Started by Mimi1971
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Josh100"

      HR+ Her2-/Menopause Treatment Options

      Hello, I have HR+/Her2- beast cancer, and the treatments have thrown me into instant menopause. Are there any non-estrogen-based over the counter meds/foods/natural things I can use to help? I'm in a …
      124 views
      1 comments
      1 points
      Started by Josh100
      Most recent by manja
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Jh8833"

      New-IDC with Triple Negative

      I recently got diagnosed with IDC with triple negative. Trying to wrap my head around all this. Waiting for genetics results too. I have less than 2 cm lump in my right breast. I am doing a lumpectomy…
      1072 views
      32 comments
      1 points
      Started by Jh8833
      Most recent by Jeannie3122
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "anicegirl33"

      How to manage

      I am in treatment for breast cancer, and it has been almost 4 months since my initial diagnosis. I feel sometimes like I don’t have any control over anything and that I am at the mercy of the care pro…
      102 views
      2 comments
      1 points
      Started by anicegirl33
      Most recent by LindaJ56
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "closetrunner"

      Taxol and Neuropathy

      Hey All! I am getting ready to finish up my AC/Cytoxan cycles and move into my 12 weeks of Taxol. During AC, I have been doing the ice packs on my hands and feet to help prevent neuropathy. Will I nee…
      54 views
      2 comments
      1 points
      Started by closetrunner
      Most recent by RocDocVic
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "pinkattitude81"

      Am I supposed to have learned something?

      My mom had breast cancer and resisted testing, or even admitting that she was struggling for years. When she initially told me and my sister that she had found lumps in her breast I immediately asked …
      114 views
      3 comments
      3 points
      Started by pinkattitude81
      Most recent by SusanAnneSanto
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Nikkie14311"

      NewPost New Member

      Hi, I’m new here but I needed to post. I have stage 4 breast cancer that metastasize to my bones, brain and spine. I have 4 kids I’m a single mom and my kids father passed from a massive heart attack …
      68 views
      3 comments
      2 points
      Started by Nikkie14311
      Most recent by SusanAnneSanto
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "kimberlyann"

      Metaplastic breast carcinoma

      Hello! I was diagnosed this week with metaplastic breast carcinoma. It is HER2 positive, weakly estrogen positive, and progesterone negative. I’m feeling overwhelmed and looking for others with simila…
      149 views
      1 comments
      1 points
      Started by kimberlyann
      Most recent by Diannec23
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "TANAND1"

      TNBC identified .Any suggestions?

      Hello Everyone, I am writing on behalf of my mom (Age 61)who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer . Right breast .BCS Surgery has been performed and today I received final biopsy report which st…
      75 views
      2 comments
      1 points
      Started by TANAND1
      Most recent by TANAND1
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "candu"

      Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer

      Anyone know of any proton therapy for early stage breast cancer?
      256 views
      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by candu
      Most recent by LiveMyLife25
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "dee1975"

      Can a ultrasound sometimes not show a mass

      hello, This last week I went in to have my mammogram done and I had been feeling a lump in my left breast. So they marked where they could feel it and sure enough on the mammogram there it was a mass …
      84 views
      1 points
      Started by dee1975
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "mimikitty"

      Is Breast Cancer Overdiagnosed?

      My husband wondered if breast cancer is overdiagnosed so I googled it and found these articles. The Norway study is very recent. Has anyone else ever thought about this? I'm going to ask my oncologist…
      148 views
      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by mimikitty
      Most recent by lumberjack81
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "jeanette7023"

      Worst fear come true

      hello, My mom has just been diagnosed with IDC this week. She is my best friend and my only parent I have left. This has been one of my worst fears and I can’t believe it’s happening. Just looking for…
      200 views
      4 comments
      1 points
      Started by jeanette7023
      Most recent by pinkattitude81
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "AmazingMe"

      Just wanting to be happy after cancer

      Did You have a full life before you found out? How did you react to the news? Are you feeling defeated now that chemotherapy and radiation treatments are done? Are you struggling with what you used to…
      742 views
      10 comments
      3 points
      Started by AmazingMe
      Most recent by dtetzlaff710
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "mazc"

      Hair loss ten years after chemo

      Hi - I am posting this a bit greedy and needy as in I've just found this place and now I'd really like to gather some info I had breast cancer when I was 36. It has been a horrible 10 years but you ge…
      8562 views
      43 comments
      1 points
      Started by mazc
      Most recent by cdsmall
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Lobster37"

      KEYNOTE 522

      Is there anyone on the KEYNOTE 522 Regimen, or has been on it? I am searching everywhere to find someone to communicate with on this. I am recently diagnosed with TNBC and the KEYNOTE is now apparentl…
      228 views
      13 comments
      1 points
      Started by Lobster37
      Most recent by Lobster37
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "MsTori"

      Tram Flap and Complications

      TRAM FLAP RECONSTRUCTION AND ABDOMINAL BULGE/PAIN I had the Bilateral Pedicle Tram Flap in 2012. Less than 3 months later, my abdomen began to grow larger and, very painful. After chemotherapy finishe…
      2369 views
      9 comments
      1 points
      Started by MsTori
      Most recent by TRAMflapFail
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "ldp"

      ER+ HER2+ breast cancee

      hello all, I was diagnosed with ER+, HER2+ breast cancer this past September. 1A, grade 2. No lymph node involvement. Lumpectomy. I qualified for a trial that my oncologist recommended. No chemo, 20 r…
      93 views
      1 points
      Started by ldp
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "Nelumbolutea"

      Mental Health for Breast Cancer

      What types of mental health therapy(ies) have helped you?
      127 views
      2 comments
      1 points
      Started by Nelumbolutea
      Most recent by HoldUrHorses
      Breast Cancer
    • User: "LoveGod143"

      Hematomas after a double mastectomy

      I had a double mastectomy two weeks ago, They put the prevena plus wound vac on me and when they took it off 6 days later I had developed hematomas! I got instructions to wash with soap and put silved…
      58 views
      1 points
      Started by LoveGod143
      Breast Cancer
     

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