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metastatic breast cancer stage 4
Hi this is my first post. I am the caretaker of my mom who was just diagonosed with metastatic breast cancer stage 4 she is taking hormone therapy and its making her cry all the time is there anything I can do I feel so helpless
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Stage 4 Breast Cancer
I'm a little overwhelmed because the hormonal therapy stopped working after a year. I now have to have injections take a pill and radiation. I'm a fighter but it's a lot.
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Armpits and Deodorant
Hi - I don't know if anyone has had this problem crop up or not, but I thought I'd throw it out there. I had non-invastive DCIS and had surgery in January 2009. I had a double mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy on the lymph nodes. 11 taken from the right side and 6 from the left. Reconstruction was done in May of this…
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HI NEWBIES, WANT TO KNOW WHAT A BREAST CANCER JOURNEY IS LIKE...?
Hello Everybody: (May interest you if you are new to breast cancer, May bore you if you've already survived your own unique journey...) I started this thread because I know the anxiety of waiting, of being very afraid of what to expect, of not knowing where to start, of not knowing what to do, and where to go etc etc etc.…
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Lack of interest in intimacy
Hello, nice to meet you, My name is Nessa, earlier this year(March 15, 2021 to be exact) I was diagnosed with stage 2 ER positive breast cancer. I have gone through 6 weeks of chemotherapy and on September 14, 2021 they removed the cancer.🙏🙏😁😁🎊🎊 I am now going through radiation Monday through Friday. Before my cancer my…
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breast cancer has signet ring cell
any one here have braest cancer my cells turned into signet ring cell i am told and is aggressive
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Oncology Treatment for International Patients
Hello All! Does anyone have insight on how an international cancer patient can receive treatment in the US? Thanks!
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Friendships Lost???
Have any of you lost friends due to having cancer??? It seems like some of my friends are scared to come around now. I've tried to tell them that if they hug me their breast won't fall off. Can't get some of them to understand that I really need their support right now. My husband has been great, but it sure would be nice…
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Ca 15-3 is this a trend? When do you act on it?
My wife was diagnosed with Breast cancer in 1987, and again in 1991, two different cancers (different pathology). Been BrCa free since, however was diagnosed with ovarian Cancer in 2016, finished treatments in April 2017 . Prior to her ovarian cancer diagnosis her ca 15-3 did a slow rise over 5-6 years, and got to 49 about…
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Was just told DCIS isn't cancer
I was just told by my oncologist that my extensive, high grade, triple-negative DCIS wasn't cancer and that there's a 70% probability that it was overtreated. And this is 3 weeks after a modified radical mastectomy of my left breast and the day I'm going to have my drain removed! I feel floored, angry and discounted as a…
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Bi Rads 5
Hey everyone. I'm usually over on the Uterine cancer discussion board, as that's what I've got. My best friend just had a Bi rads 5 result on a mammogram. For sure cancer, right? Anyone else have a Bi rads 5 and can share info? Thanks, people. Grateful. I am of course scared for my friend.
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Breast Cancer Screening Tests
Mammogram A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast. It can find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat and before it is big enough to feel or cause symptoms. Having regular mammograms can lower risk of dying from breast cancer. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) A MRI uses magnets and radio waves to take pictures of…
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Newly Diagnosed Stage 3
Hello! I’m 57 and I was just diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in my left breast. I have no family history whatsoever of breast cancer. I went in for a nuclear stress test on my heart. My heart is fine but the nuclear material found a breast lump. Following a biopsy, they determined it was malignant, Estrogen positive,…
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Radiation for Bone mets
Has anyone had radiation for bone metastesis?
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Tamoxifen
I have been on 20mg's of Tamoxifen for 4 weeks now. Since the beginning, I have had horrible indigestion pain/acid in mouth/throat feels like it's closing. I have a hiatal hernia to boot which makes things worse. Has anyone had indigestion problems? I am reading that any hormonal changes could very well affect digestion.…
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Please Help
Hi, I’ve done the worst this ever and googled symptoms. I’m sure I’m fine but... I’ve had a eczema/fungal looking “thing” on my areola going just over my nipple for 2 months it is so itchy I want to scratch my nipple off and I have a burning sensation with it. Around 2 months ago one doctor prescribed me some medicines…
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Biopsy for clustered calcifications
My wife had several biopsies for irregular clustered calcification. why so many? we are very anxious and could use some support and explanation what the odds are and possible prognosis. Tks
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pain & muscle aches following surgery/radiation
Since my double mastectomy on June 1st I have been experiencing pains in my pelvis, buttocks, and upper thighs - it is not extremely painful but ever present aching. Advil, etc. do not seem to help - my scans prior to surgery were okay so I tend to believe this is something related to the surgery or post-radiation…
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Hormone positive with ovary removal
I had hormone positive, Her2 negative breast cancer. on June 4,2020 I had a lumpectomy, 5 lymph nodes removed( 1 had cancer) and removal of both ovaries ( bilateral hystersalpingoopharectomy). I'm currently finishing up my radiation therapy sessions, I have 2 left. My oncotype DX was 1, no chemo. My question to the forum…
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Chemo Anxiety
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Mastectomy vs Chemo first
I was just recently dx with breast cancer with positive nodes....stage 3. My plan was to do chemo (to shrink the tumor),lumpectomy, radiation and hormone therapy. I had to do an MRI and showed other suspicious areas in my left breast. I had another breast bx which should maglinancy. Now my choice is no longer lumpectomy…
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Mastectomy without reconstruction
I would like to hear from someone who's had a mastectomy without breast reconstruction and tell me how it was for them
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Could I ask for help with understanding my results?
Hello to you all who are reading this! A few weeks ago I posted a question about BIRAD 4-B mammogram results because I am new to all this BC information. I had a biopsy a couple of days ago and just received my pathology results. Is it ok to ask if anyone might be willing to help me carify what these pathology results are?…
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Blog about Triple Negative Breast Cancer
I know there are a few of us triple negative ladies here, so I am posting the link to a helpful blog I just found about the subject. At first glance it looks like the author collects articles about triple negative (and other) breast cancer. It also looks like a pretty positive take on the issue, so I am encouraged and will…
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Rercurrent breast cancer after 20 years clear
Hi everyone, I am new to this group. I have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer after 20 years clear from my initial diagnosis. I begin getting all my scans today...... and finish with the last one (Brain) next Wednesday, the 30th. I'm very worried, as one might expect. I'm having trouble managing my anxiety.…
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Ports put under arm or breast?
I have a recurrence of breast cancer after 5 years and a lumpectomy. Had a mastectory May 19. Now I need chemotherapy, but don't know where they can put the port. I have a pacemaker on right side of chest, and scar tissue from previous port and mastectomy on left side. Does anyone have any experience with ports put under…
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A few questions about my grandma if anyone can help <3
Hi, my grandma (late 80s) has just been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma after noticing a large lump in her breast (measures about 3cm). The mammo indicated that there was no axillary lymphadenopathy. The biopsy revealed moderate cell differentiation (which I think means the cells are growing more quickly than…
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Hypoglossal Nerve Damage----Help!
Hello Ladies, When I had my tissue expanders implanted in November I came out of the anesthesia with a problem with my tongue. I did not have full movement and it draws to the left. I thought it was swollen, but turns out that the intubation for anesthesia caused damage to my hypoglossal nerve that 'innervates' the tongue.…
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Expanders
Hi! I am currently doing breast reconstruction. I've had expanders in since October 2020. I stopped filling them in December. Now I decided I want to go 100 ml bigger before the exchange. Can I still fill them? I am meeting with PS next week. Anybody else in this situation? Thank you.