Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Fighter Newly diagnosed I’m newly diagnosed with invasive ductal triple negative. I am terrified to be honest I am here looking for advice on my journey with chemotherapy and radiation and double mastectomy, my journey begins March 28th.
“By His Wounds, You Have Been Healed.” After four years of being a live-in caretaker of my grandfather, he took his final breath Feb 27, 2023. As if grieving and planning for his homegoing service wasn’t already heavy, two nights before his funeral, I discovered a lump in my left breast. It was nearly the […]
Still in Treatment She doesn’t FIGHT alone Hello, my name is Tamara, and I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Stage 1, Grade 3, ER+, PR+, HER2-, in July of 2023. I went in for my normal, yearly mammogram and at that time, I had no issues or concerns. Two days after that scan, I […]
Not only a change We all say cancer is life changing because it is, but for me it didnt just change my life it took the life I knew. I remember the exact day I accidentally found a lump in my breast. I waited a few days to tell anyone and once I did my […]
Stage 3 Journey In 2019 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma with Lymph Node Involvement in my Left Breast. No family history. I was shocked and scared. I had to go to multiple appointments and take multiple tests. I was first given chemotherapy, Herceptin & Perjeta. The chemotherapy had shrunk my tumors. […]
The Greatest Lessons Learned Diagnosed 3 days before my 38th birthday with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma triple negative breast cancer. My goal now is to:
PA Mom Fights Breast Cancer Hi there. My name is Tammy Kapplinger. I am a physician associate who works in pediatrics in Cypress, Texas. As a healthcare provider, I am used to treating patients , but not being one. In March of 2021, I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma after an abnormal […]
Routine mammogram found my cancer Hi everyone. My journey began at the end of June 2023 after a routine mammogram which turned into another of my left breast, then a stereotactic biopsy, lumpectomy, then sentinel biopsy. The lumpectomy revealed IDC and the sentinel biopsy showed benign. I’m Er+, Pr+, Her-. Starting hormone blocker treatment after […]
Blessed to See Another Day of Life Hello my name is Araceli Vargas and was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27 years old. My diagnosis was invasive ductal carcinoma, estrogen and progesterone positive. I was diagnosed October of 2022, I underwent a double mastectomy and found that I also had 5/13 positive lymph nodes, my […]
Shanequa’s Journey I was diagnosed with Stage 2 invasive carcinoma with lymph node involvement. back in Nov 2019 at the age of 43. I would do my monthly exams like clock work, because I have had fibroids since my 20s. I went and got my yearly 3D mammograms on time. I had just had a […]
Fighting for a gift My name is Tonya Bailey and I am a breast cancer Survivor and a 29 year kidney transplant recipient. I was diagnosed on July 25, 2023 with invasive carcinoma with ductual and lobular. I had a partial mastectomy with sentinel node on August 17, 2023. Now waiting to get radiation for […]
Recently diagnosed Counting points w/ Weight Watchers saved my life I recently had a baby and wanted to lose the 20 lbs I gained during pregnancy before his 1st birthday so I joined weight watchers. In 60 days I lost 18 lbs. I felt so good and I could see the results. Little did I […]
