Jane McGrath, Kylie Minogue and now.....

...Me! All three of us, and many, many others, have been diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age.

I am incredibly lucky that mine was found early. The cancer was removed and I am undergoing radiation therapy and when that finishes I will have annual checks, but otherwise this should all be behind me by the end of the year. Finding breast cancer early makes a huge difference. A really huge difference.

Given my situation, hopefully you will forgive me for taking this opportunity to nag. Have you done your self-checks this month? It is so important, I can't stress that enough. If, like most of us, you are a bit hit and miss with self-checks (or a lot hit and miss), maybe a reminder in your phone or a post-it note on your bathroom mirror might help. Please all post in here to let us know that you've done your checks. And if you ever notice any changes or lumps, please see a doctor straight away, don't put if off. It is scary to find something, but most times it's nothing, and if it is cancer, it's going to be less scary if it's found early. Hearing the words "well, it's cancer" are a huge shock. But they do sound a lot better with "but we've found it really early and it's very small" after them.

:hug: MR
You rock for finding it early - all the best xxxx

Wishing you all the best as you complete the treatment you need to to be able to put this all behind you.

Can I ask, do you know what the deal is with checking while pg and bfing? Apart from all the extra that's there to check ;), how different does a worrisome lump feel to normal?

glad it was found early
all the best xx

:hug: Mel.I'm so glad you found it early.

I'm glad you found it early :hug: I had a friend diagnosed when she was 26 so I have been careful with checking ever since then as you are never too young to start!

I so wasn't expecting you to type this post about yourself :-( buy thanks for reminding me to do the checks and I wish you all the best with you future health.

Thank you for the reminder. Wishing you well for the rest of your treatment and radiation. A good friend of mine has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. x

Oh :hug: So glad you found it early!! Thanks for the reminder too.

Jennifer- I have no idea about checking when pregnant and BF. Mine just feel lumpy all over the place so I have no idea if I would even notice!! I have one noticible lump that feels like a small grape that I found and freaked out about but had a US and it's all fine.

I'm glad you found it early. I hope the treatment goes well

Thinking of you MR :hug:
Just did my boob check...thanks for the reminder.

Wishing you all the best MR. xx

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You are doing amazingly... I hope the radiation therapy goes quickly xxx

Good luck with radiation and well done on finding it early!

So happy to hear you found it early. Best wishes for your treatment.

Off to check myself, thank you for reminding us how important it is.

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Thanks for posting and sharing this with us, I hope your treatment goes well and I'm so glad you found it early. Take care xxx

(((GBH))) It's a scary time, but finding it early is fantastic! My MIL has had BC 3 times in the same breast (once after a mastectomy.... pretty rare occurance) and she's kicked it butt every single time.
Wishing you all the best for your treatment and recovery. I'm so glad you found it early.

Glad to hear you found it early I hope your radiation goes well and you recover quickly. Xoxo

Glad you're onto it early and hope the treatment goes well. Thanks for the heads up

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Glad to hear you found it early I hope your radiation goes well and you recover quickly. Xoxo

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Yeah that!!! I hope your doing ok huni. All the healing vibes in the world. Much love xxxx


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I hope your treatment goes smoothly, and you found it early.
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xox

MR, sorry you're having this experience but sooooo relieved for you that it was found early, and it was taken seriously by your dr. There's an awesome Australian BC forum with lots of us young chicks on there, plenty of good tips for getting through rads, so I can PM you the link if you're interested.

Jennifer - there isn't a lot of difference except that sometimes breast cancer is concealed by pregnancy and breastfeeding, like mine was. If you have any breast changes that you are worried about, report them to your doctor and make sure they are checked with ultrasound+/- mammo, and a biopsy if there is any doubt whatsoever.

Glad they found it early hun! Wishing you a speedy recovery xoxox

(hug) I'm so glad that you have been proactive about looking after yourself and that it has paid off in early detection.

Thanks for sharing this with us MR and thanks for the very important reminder.

:hug: Glad to hear you sounding positive - never lose sight of that! Wishing you all the best for this journey. May the positive and loving vibes help propel you forward atop of the ocean's waves.

MG

Wow, lucky you caught it early. Best of luck with the radiation :hug: I must admit I am hopeless with breast checks but this is a scary reminder..

Thanks for the reminder, I have checked my breasts tonight and will aim to do it at the end of every month :hug:

So glad that you found it early and are getting treatment. I lost my sister to breast cancer (it moved to her liver), so it is always in the back of my mind :hug:

Thank you so much for sharing this and I am so glad you are okay.

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I so wasn't expecting you to type this post about yourself

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I must admit, I wasn't expecting to be here myself! Thanks so much for the fantastic support, you are the greatest :grouphug: I'm glad that I've reminded a few people to do their checks. Keep them up!

ETA Jen, as MD says, it's much the same, just a bit harder to tell if something's different. Often it will be just normal changes or blocked ducts etc but if it doesn't go away then it might need investigating. If in doubt, check it out!

All the best, hun. Glad you caught it early :hug:

:hug: so glad it was found early. Wishing you all the best with treatment :hug:

All the best on the journey to being cancer free again, sounds like you have a really proactive approach, and good on you for noticing a breast change so early!
Thanks for the reminder. I'm like Heaven, very lumpy all over the base of my breasts so have no idea how I would ever notice anything there.

Thank goodness you found it early and went to your dr.
Wishing you all the best as you continue your recovery xx

Oh MR - I never expected it to be about you either!!

:hug: Praying the radiation goes quickly and smoothly for you and it can all be behind you soon.

I'm sorry to read this MR...
Thank you for sharing with us and reminding us or the importance of checking.
So glad you caught it early, I hope the RT doesn't knock you around too much.
Sending you healing vibes :hug:


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All the best for your treatment and wishing you a speedy recovery :hug:

:hug: I'm very sorry to hear this Mantaray, but at the same time, glad to hear you found it early and your treatment is well underway. Sending much love and strength to you on this journey x

Massive hugs lady :hug: