Ruth H
21 May 1961 – 02 May 2016 BEGINNING OF JOURNEY: In July 2012, I had a superficial and visible small lump, about the size of a grain of rice, removed from the areola area of my left breast. Expert opinion, which included a mammogram and unltrasound, was that this was a blocked milk duct but…
Julie
24 February 1961 – 21 November 2015 Beginning of Journey: December 2006 Self-discovered lump in left breast; lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction, chemotherapy, tamoxifen Diagnosis of Secondaries: May 2014 Self-discovered lump above left collarbone Unable to remove due to location – chemotherapy planned Following further testing, bone mets discovered in coccyx, femur, hip, neck Commenced Abraxane and…
Leona
March 1963 – 27 October 2015 I first discovered a lump in by breast in 2008. Subsequent ultrasound and biopsy revealed nothing malicious, a benign Fibroadenoma, that caused no further concern. In the early months of 2012 a second lump made its presence known. Detected through self examination, undetected on mammogram and initially not causing…
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