Hi lovely people,
I am wondering if anyone has had a recurrence on the same breast. I had TNBC on my left breast 3 years ago. I had just booked a table for my husband and me to celebrate 3 years clear from surgery when I found a large lump on the cleavage side of my breast. I have an appointment with the consultant on the 27th. I am trying to convince myself it is everything but cancer but failing badly.
Hi Ardmhor
Sorry to hear that you found a lump and that you think your cancer might be back. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in my left breast just over four years ago. Then just two years later I had a local recurrence in the same breast. Luckily the tumour was small, and I had it removed and I am currently cancer free..
Wishing you the best of luck with your appointment and hopefully it's not back.
Best wishes
Daisy53
Hello Daisy,
I was diagnosed with tnbc in February 2023, and I just found out it came back. I'm still waiting for the exams results, but the MRI definitely shows a tumor in the same breast.
Can I ask you what treatments did you follow the second time?
Thank you!
I hope you are both doing well
Thank you so much for replying. I just received the results, and it's confirmed it's a recurrence. I'm really scared, all I find in the internet says it's not much hope...
Are you ok now? No metastasis? I'm so sorry to ask, but I'm really in a dark place right now. The first time I was really positive, but it's harder now...
Hi Dryad640652
I'm really sorry to hear that you have a recurrence of triple negative. Hard I know but try not to take any notice of what the internet says about triple negative as the information is out of date by a few years, it's best to rely on sites like this one and Breast Cancer Now for your information.
No need to apologise for asking, I had no metastasis, mine was a local recurrence confined to the breast and just 1 cm. In fact I was lucky they picked it up when I had a CT Scan as it didn't appear on the Mammograms I had prior to my operation for breast cancer in my right breast.
Wishing you the best of luck with whatever comes next for you.
Best wishes
Daisy53
Thank you!
I'm waiting for my PET scan's results right know, and I'm trying to stay positive
Best wishes for you, too!
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