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Hi,Whilst just having my fibroadenoma removed the other day,I noticed on my mammo report it said Benign and I had fibrocycstic breast disease.Can you give me more information on this please

Posted by dids19 on Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:42 pm with 0 comments

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Hi,Whilst just having my fibroadenoma removed the other day,I noticed on my mammo report it said Benign and I had fibrocycstic breast disease.Can you give me more information on this please

dids19, Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:42 pm
lumpy breast after lumpctomy

hya tillie here i am 7 months int my treatment and i jus read a comment on the subject and after having a lumpectomy,and lymph nodes removed, the cancer was grade three aggressive 11cm across although i still not sure what that means, but i have since ...

Posted by tillie on Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:25 pm with 1 comments

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Hi tillie If you feel it would help to talk things through with someone on our helpline please feel free to call, it's open again in the morning from 9am-5pm on 0808 800 6000. The helpliners are specialist nurses and can help you to better understan...

Lucy BCC, Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:59 pm
any one else had this?

any one else had this?

Posted by dawn40 on Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:39 pm with 8 comments

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I have had awful pain in my left breast too for the last couple of months and i did have a small pea like lump which has gone but my breast feels lumpy and feels like it doesnt belong to me does that make sense? I am waiting for the results of a mamm...

cazza1, Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:12 pm
Papilloma?

Papilloma?

Posted by Moderator on Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:36 am with 8 comments

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Hi, I was diagnosed with Juvinile Pappiloma 6 years ago, I was 29 at the time, they took a sample and sent it for testing, They called me a week later and told me all was okay, as you an imagine i was over the moon, but that did not last very long as a...

Buggs, Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:17 pm
---BREAST PAIN

---BREAST PAIN

Posted by JOHNSON on Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:01 pm with 10 comments

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Hi Beccles I finally got to see another gp at my practice and he was far from helpfull. Just ended up coming home with stronger pain killers. I asked him to refer me to either a new consultant or the same one again but it fell on deaf ears yet ag...

louise2006, Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:02 am
Phyllodes tumours - how often are they malignant?

Phyllodes tumours - how often are they malignant?

Posted by becclescake on Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:59 pm with 1 comments

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Phyllodes tumours - how often are they malignant? What are the \"signs\" of malignancy? How often are they malignant? I understand from my consultant that I have a \"rare\" sort of tumour, but it seems more frequent the more i read. Does he (...

becclescake, Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:59 pm
when will they confirm diagnosis?

when will they confirm diagnosis?

Posted by becclescake on Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:26 pm with 3 comments

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Phyllodes - how fast is fast when you\'re talking growth of I had my tumour removed yesterday under general. I am still feeling ropey, but even more narked that i dont know what the tumour was... I have previously been advised its a 3/4 because of te...

becclescake, Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:04 pm
Surgery

Surgery

Posted by macleod on Wed May 24, 2006 8:59 am with 7 comments

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Depends on the size of the lump, positioning of the incision and the size of your boobs to begin with. Personally, I have been off work for anything from 10 days (left sided-lumpectomy) to 5 weeks (with a bilateral wide local exision, ie where good tis...

darkfairy, Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:00 pm
Informing of results?

Informing of results?

Posted by becclescake on Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:42 am with 4 comments

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If these are suspect phyllodes and you had a core biopsy (ie a small chunk of the tumour is removed through a needle)then it is quite usual for them not to show up. Phyllodes are normally only diagnosed once they have been removed although they are usu...

darkfairy, Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:51 pm
Phyllodes Tumour

Phyllodes Tumour

Posted by Moderator on Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:50 pm with 13 comments

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for darkfairy Hi Darkfairy Thanks fro the extra info...... At least I know what might be ahead of me...... I still have not got the results. Both my radiologist and surgeon/consultant are on hols, and their usual guy at the path lab is away t...

becclescake, Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:09 pm
Should benign lumps be taken out?

Should benign lumps be taken out?

Posted by kazzamcf on Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:27 pm with 5 comments

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Fibroadenoma Hi, Just joined and would welcome feedback. In Novemnber 2005 I was diagnosed with two Fibroadenoma\'s in one breast. My consultant advised they did not have to be removed and I don\'t want to have invasive surgery if I don\'t have to. H...

Maggieanne, Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:08 am
numbness in arms

numbness in arms

Posted by puppydog on Mon May 29, 2006 7:03 pm with 4 comments

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Moved post Hi Puppydog and Phoebe I have also posted this in Reconstructive surgery so it will be seen by more users Kind Regards Forum Host Breast Cancer Care

BCC Host, Wed May 31, 2006 10:24 am
Any prophylactic mastectomy women for a chat

Any prophylactic mastectomy women for a chat

Posted by puppydog on Mon May 01, 2006 2:14 pm with 2 comments

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Hi Carol I am sorry you have had so much trouble with your recon. I am not exactly in the same position as you but for years I had lots of benign lumps investigated, unfortunately eventually they did find I had wide spread DCIS. So 2 years ago I...

jacks, Thu May 04, 2006 6:38 pm
breast pain

breast pain

Posted by lem26 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:46 am with 3 comments

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---I\'ve experienced this too ---Hi I used to get breast pain in my left breast, for no rhyme or reason. They were random attacks too. A kind of sudden stabbing pain into the centre of my breast. It\'s like someone took a needle and jabbed ...

Londoner, Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:00 pm
---Welcome to the Ã¢â‚¬ËœBenign breast conditionsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Chat Room

---Welcome to the Ã¢â‚¬ËœBenign breast conditions’ Chat Room

Posted by BCC Host on Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:56 pm with 4 comments

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--- --- You are correct in saying that very few people have heard of this type of tumor. I recently had one removed and found it hard to find information in medical books. I went to the hospital for my results, and was told my lump was a Phyllodes ...

lucyj, Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:32 pm
intraductal papilloma

intraductal papilloma

Posted by Moderator on Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:52 pm with 8 comments

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hi im so sorry to hear that. I really hope ur holding up ok. Let us know how ur going x

lem26, Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:41 pm
Hello

Hello

Posted by oldship on Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:24 pm with 15 comments

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Hi Michelle Well the doctor told me there would be a sizeable scar because of the size of the lump and the colour of my skin. Apparently scars show up on skin less, the whiter the skin

Nicole, Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:14 am

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