Hey jess, not sure if this message was for me or not!
But i had my second round on weds… currently laid in bed feeling exhausted! Luckily my 2 year old as gone out for the day. Managed to eat a cheese toastie and now chilled out with the tv on.
2 down and 4 to go!
Can i please ask, did your breasr feel any different through treatment? After one round other week my swelling etc as gone. X
I’m 39, will be 40 at the end of next month.
I’m still going through diagnosis, but confirmed breast cancer, hopefully an 11mm lump, in the outer edge of my right breast.
We know from biopsy that it appears Grade 1 & is strongly HR+ & PR+, still waiting on HER test & the results of MRI.
I’m definitely really feeling the thoughts of a time limit on your life right now, & am so heartened to hear people 18yrs past this nightmare.
Thank you for sharing!
Also inspired by other younger women - at 39, I already feel this should not be happening & I’m much too young.
Bless you all diagnosed in your 20s/30s - it is a terrifying time. x
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Hi All!
Im 36, and was diagnosed last Oct with 10cm DCIS Er+. Had mastectomy and reconstruction in Dec, thankfully biopsies and lymph nodes have all come back clear so now further treatment apart from Tamoxifen. I am extremely torn about whether to take this as im scared about menopausal side effects. I was on the pill for many years when younger and it destroyed my MH and im scared the same thing will happen with not being in control of my moods, and it will ruin my relationship with lack of libido. I am also struggling with adult acne since my diagnosis. I know these are minor in the grand scheme of things, but how was everyone elses experiences on Tamoxifen or other Hormone therapy?
I think i am looking for some reassurance that it wont be as bad as im scared it will be. X
Hi everyone i just wanted to share on this post that i had a complete pathological response to treatment and 2 week ago my Dr told me i am now cancer free 
after 3 rounds of chemo my lump went from 2.7cm to 1.4cm and lymph nodes was clear again.
Then after my 5th round of chemo my scan showed nothing at all i still had my 6th round followed by a double mastectomy without reconstruction. Im still having targeted therapy every 3 weeks and every 4 weeks i am having zolodex implant to surpress my ovaries so i can start these bone infusions every 6 month.
Pleased to say after my operation everything looked normal and no sign or a single cell with 15 lymph nodes removed.
How is everyone doing? I have been active on here but i am on a her2 positive group chat. Jemma
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Hi, nice to read all your stories and so sad for the not so positive ones, kind of used to both in this cancer scenario. Had triple negative breast cancer at 29 too, 2022. Chemo, surgery, immunotherapy (in my home country, Chile). Moved to the Uk after it, since I met an amazing boy, my partner; completely changed my carrer path, I was a dentist and now studiying Marine Biology. One of my thoughts while having cancer was “Im not going to make a thing about this, ill finish treatment and continue my normal life as soon as possible, as if nothing happened because this enemy does not diserve that importance”, but here I am, in a completely different life which I will never risk to take if it wasnt for the cancer. In a way the most horrible things that happen to us can become the origin of something good. As many of you, afraid of the future, cannot imagine more than a year in my head, afraid of being infertile, but surviving and happy 
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I love this! You are the definition of Cancer does not define us… im right behind you @isidora
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Hi All
I am going to turn 43 this weekend.I got diagnosed with high grade dcis last year.I have gone through 6 chemo cycles and 4 surgeries.The last one was mastectomy with mesh implant adm.Next week, another set of chemo cycles are starting.I am preparing myself to face it.I got motivated by your experiences.I want to rebuild my life and just getting into it.
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