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How long is too long to wait?

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Can you tell me your experiences with the wait times for surgery and tests and treatment. I had a lumpectomy at the end of October, had my follow up with my surgeon 3 weeks later and I need lymph node surgery next. Then chemo. Waiting to get ...

CazM Category Breast 8h

Hello from New Member

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@ ?#*sjm226 (Please allow me to re-post your message, from your Profile “wall”….to be here, under the Breast Cancer Forum)…this was more members can read it…..and respond and share greetings your way. You are NOT alone….we are here, ...

Whitelilies Category Breast 10h

Breast cancer and now lesions on liver

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I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed. 2 lymph nodes had cancer. I did all other required test prior to chemo treatments. CT, heart scan, bone scan and blood test. Well I got the news today that they ...

Teddycoco Category Breast 1d

Breast cancer in nodes

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Hi all, i was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. We are in the staging phase. It was found by a regular ultrasound that identified a swollen lymph node. The mammogram was normal. The node was biopsied and was consistent with ...

mnew Category Breast 2d

follow up with surgeon

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hi there, I have a follow up with surgeon tomorrow, the initial appt wasn't untill the 14th but I wanted one before radiation consult and start o radiation. I am only 3 weeks out from masectomy and slowly healing and there is still ...

sun46 Category Breast 2d

SNB and lumpectomy Nov 30

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Hi friends, I was diagnosed IDC Nov. 1,2022.Met with surgeon Nov21 and found out I was HR ++, and HER2 equivocal, grade 2. If more sensitive FISH test came back + then a month of radiation before surgery. If - then tentative SNB and ...

saltspringgirl Category Breast 3d

Working during chemo

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Hi all, recently had double mastectomy and have been off working during recovery. I am going to be starting 5 months of AC-Taxol chemo in January and thinking about work. For those who have gone through chemo, were you able to work or were ...

Jjones Category Breast 3d

just diagnosed

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Hi everyone, I'm a 44yr old mother of 2, just diagnosed with breast cancer, however they have not found the primary cancer. I have a cancerous lymph node in my left axillary. my mammogram & breast ultrasounds are normal. I have had a chest ...

mnew Category Breast 3d

Ductal carcinoma

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Hello everyone. I was recently diagnosed (last week) I see the Dr this Thursday to discuss treatment. This is all so scary. I just turned 43 a few weeks ago. Been having shooting pains in my left breast since the biopsy. I still can't wrap ...

TippyThai Category Breast 3d

Glad I Found Support

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Hi everyone, Thank you for posting. I read many of your comments and stories and helpful comments before I got the courage to post too. I was diagnosed with DCIS after a routine mammogram and biopsy. Which my surgeon thought would only ...

CazM Category Breast 4d

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