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Hi all. I had a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction in January after having a mix of ILC and IDC. To cut a long story short, the post surgery pathology found more lobular cancer and that the cancer had spread to my sentinel nodes on both sides...
hi all, I was due stage 1 lung surgery today but last week was cancelled because pet scan showed a nodule on my breast. long story short ,had biopsy on breast and the breast and lung doctors are having a meeting this Wednesday to come up with a treatment...
Hi, no-one thought it was in my lymph glands /nodes so after mastectomy I had an implant.. But it was already in lymph nodes. Surgery revealed 2/3 cancerous removed subsequently nodes 50%. Followed by 5 months EC and radiotherapy - implant now hard and...
Hi.im 46 and I have recently been diagnosed with ILC , er8 pr8 her2 neg, oncotype 21. My oncologist explained im borderline with a 6/7% recurrence chance so chemotherapy is my choice. I said no the other day but now think I’m regretting it?? Any advice...
Hi everyone I had a routine screening (first one age 51) I had a recall 2 weeks later , mammograms and ultrasound found bilateral lumps so had biopsies. Today diagnosed with grade 1 in left breast and grade 2 in right. Waiting for results were the worst...
Hi All, I am new to this forum, i wish i had known about this forum earlier than i would have been less lonely during my chemo battle. I just finished my chemo and was told that I need mastectomy. The doctor asked if i want reconstruction, when I...
Hi I'm having single mastectomy and implant next Friday I've been told I'll be in hospital overnight Is it usual to be discharged over the weekend or am I looking at staying in till the Monday Thoughts please x
Hi I'm new to the group, I had breast cancer surgery in July last year and due to hematomas and not healing I had to have a clean out procedure in November. So I was started on tamoxifen which at first I thought was fine but recently iv been having...
I've just had my 3rd radiotherapy treatment (I was diagnosed with bc in December and had lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed in February) and have to say I'm not feeling great. Really lethargic and generally feeling out of sorts. I'm trying to follow hospital...
Hello. Just curious to know (I like to be learning all the time), did you all have the oncotype dx test and if so, what was your score and your age and type of breast cancer. Mine was 26 and I am 41 years old. My friend had the exact same cancer at...
