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Hi just wondering if anyone has gone against their surgeons advice and decided not to have a Mastectomy. My cancer was very small - stage 1 and Im had a lumpectomy and a re incision but I still have some cells in that margin. I feel that radiation might kills those rather than having a mastectomy. All my other signs are positive, node negative. If I have the mastectomy Im not having radiation or chemo just the tamoxifen for 5 years . Has anyone taken a chance

Hello There I' m just finished my year long threatment for BC. I had a wide local incision of the breast with ancillary clearance at leval 1 and 2 in April 2013 . This was followed by more surgery to the breast to get clear margins. I subsequently had chemo and radiotheraphy and have started taking tamoxifin . My final mamagram is next week. Is it possible that after all that threatment I may have to have a masectomy?? I had no lump to start with only just the tissue was diseased I am scared of what they will find now.

Has anyone suffered from itchy skin. My arms and legs are itchy from time to time and the skin must be delicate as I've scratched it and it starts bleeding, then I've scabs on it. Driving me mad. Finished chemo over a year ago and rads in May.

Hi all there, I hope you're all feeling good today! I am seeing my med oncologist on Tuesday. I was diagnosed in May, surgery in June, no chemo thank God, rads in Sept/Oct, and have recuperated very well, feeling brilliant. So, no complaints, really. However, I want to get the very best out of my visit with my med oncologist on Tuesday. It is my first visit with him since he told me I didn't need chemo and sent me to RT. My plan, over the week end, is to make a list of all the questions I have. I have oodles, but they're a bit all over the place, and I feel a bit overwhelmed. LIke everyone else, I want to know what are the chances of recurrence, but after that, I am quite wooly headed and inarticulate about it, and worry that this is my chance, and I really should make the most of it. What questions did you guys ask? What questions do you wish you had asked? Generally, what do you think I should ask? Thank you in advance! Catherine

Thanks to chemo my toe nail feel off bloody new nail is coming back ingrown and SORE... U would think after chemo nothing is sore after it.. Have to try and get a referral now.

I am new to this forum , 61 years old. Diagnosed in october 2013, have had lumpectomy and Radiotherapy. Had to come off HRT within 2 weeks immediately after diagnosis ,having been on it for 10 years, so got hot flushes and night sweats shortly after coming off it. Have an appointment with oncologist next friday before starting Tamoxifen. Any advice about starting Tamoxifen and avoiding side effects welcome. Active

finally got a date for my reconstruction! going in Tuesday 25th for TUG recon (They take from my thighs to make a new boob) Has anyone had this? can anyone offer any last minute advice? Also surgery is in Beaumont and their web page says no electrical equipment, does this apply to phones and tablets, or did anyone use these whilst in? I used both phone and laptop in Limerick and they had no problem with me charging them on the ward.

Hi all I haven't been on in awhile but just wanted to share some good news! My beautiful baby boy was born last Tuesday morning and is absolutely perfect! I underwent a mastectomy and 4 sessions of AC while pregnant with him and luckily it's had no negative impact on him so far. I have 12 taxol and radiation still ahead of me but I've a few weeks grace to allow my body to recover so am going to enjoy family life and not think about cancer for a little while! Hopefully this post will reassure anyone in the future who receives a breast cancer diagnosis while pregnant! Best wishes everyone! Pamela

Hi, Not sure that I should be writing here, but just looking for some advice. A number of months ago I found an area of redness on my left breast with a small lump underneath it. I was referred by my GP to a breast clinic and was seen by a breast surgeon. He felt it was not concerning as he said 'it was in the skin'. I have bad acne on my breasts and I think he felt it was the same as this. I left the clinic happy with this but the months past and the redness was still on the skin and the lump was still underneath the skin. I was concerned and on a visit to my GP for a different reason and I mentioned it to her again and she said she would refer me for a mammogram/ultrasound(these were not done on the day I was in the breast clinic initially). I went back to the same breast clinic and had the ultrasound and mammogram and again I was told again it was not concerning and it is within the skin and is in keeping with a skin insultation/skin lesion (really not sure what this means?). I was delighted and left without asking any questions. I am now a few months later with the redness and the lump still there. While I have been given good news so far I am now starting to think that something has been missed. I know I have to go back to see my breast surgeon as he is the only person who can answer my questions, but I was wondering has anyone heard of a similar diagnosis. I can clearly feel a lump. If anyone has or knows of someone who has been told something similar, I would be interested. Thanks for reading, Sincs

Would like to hear from women who have had immediate reconstruction before radiotherapy!! I was thinking Ld flap! But did radiotherapy effect their end result?