Hi everyone, I have had a diagnosis of DCIS in nov and just had a mastectomy and tissue expander fitted. I’m awaiting results of tests to determained my next surgery in April.
I am here at this point today as my mum had BC stage 2 and in lymph nodes 2 years ago and I pushed for a mammogramme with no symptoms at all. Due to my age I wasn’t eligible, 12/18 months of fighting, I got one, and 2 days later I was called back in and here I am today. I wish we didn’t have to fight for somthing we want for our health and assurance.
I am a strong person but I can’t bear to look at myself yet. I admire all of you guys on here, and I’ve joined so I can read your stories and see all your strength as I go through my journey. 
Hi @momarie19,
Firstly, welcome to the forum - we hope you find it a friendly and supportive place. I’m so sorry to hear about your diagnosis, and that of your mum’s. I’m so glad you have already found strength in some of the stories shared on here, and hope you continue to do so.
I’m sorry you haven’t had any responses yet, but I’m sure that someone soon will share their experience of going through DCIS. You can also use the search function in the top right corner to find related conversations.
In the meantime, if you ever want to speak to someone over the phone or have any questions, our nurses are only ever a phone call away on on our free helpline 0808 800 6000, or you can reach them on our Ask our Nurses topic. We also have a whole other range of support available which you can find out more about on our website We’re here for you | Breast Cancer Now
Sending you all the very best,
Alice
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Hi Alice, thank you for the reply.
I’m so nervous of the biopsy and lymph node biopsy results coming back as somthing else, I hopefully should know next week. If it does get upgraded from DCIS I’m unsure of what this means and what next.