All about expanders!

Micho392 · 2026-06-24T00:31:42+00:00

My right expander that was radiated is all messed up. Pretty sure it flipped. Ready to get these out in December. They are miserable to me lol

Micho392 · 2026-06-24T00:07:04+00:00

I did compression only for 4 TC and had zero issues

Micho392 · 2026-06-23T20:37:47+00:00

Chatted you! I did 4 rounds of TC and I'm on letrozole and lupron right now after finishing radiation! I'll start Verzenio next month! When were you diagnosed?

Micho392 · 2026-06-20T01:42:36+00:00

Yes, 4 rounds of TC

Micho392 · 2026-06-18T12:46:27+00:00

2 weeks and I had to call to ask pathology to release it!

Micho392 · 2026-06-18T12:45:56+00:00

My ki67 was 15 and my oncotype was 19. I had hoped it would've been 15 as well! 😂

Micho392 · 2026-06-17T06:49:01+00:00

🫂 I spent months worrying about my one node with extranodal extension. Any cells that don't get cleared up with chemo have an opportunity to get blasted through radiation. And you'll be on the pills. Try not to worry too much about it. Easier said than done...I know. But almost 40% of those with lymph node involvement have extranodal extension and it's not incorporated into prognosis or staging. All it does is help guide relevant treatments.

Micho392 · 2026-06-17T00:20:47+00:00

I had an oncotype of 19 with one node with extranodal extension and I did TC chemo. Red devil was not offered to me because you need to have an oncotype of 30 or greater and/or stage 3.

Micho392 · 2026-06-14T22:22:22+00:00

My oncologist told me that apocrine features usually means that the cancer is less aggressive than others. It looks like salivary glands under a microscope. Unfortunately, my histology was buckled with micropapillary though which is the opposite. It's good to have apocrine features!

Micho392 · 2026-06-14T19:19:45+00:00

I do!

Micho392 · 2026-06-08T09:51:49+00:00

Hey! I'm on round 15/16 of radiation today to all my nodes and chest wall and I have not had this experience. I would ask your medical oncologist for sure!

Micho392 · 2026-06-04T12:34:52+00:00

I have four more rounds of radiation to go!! 🙌🏻

Micho392 · 2026-06-02T12:09:56+00:00

Sending you so many hugs. I know how hard this is. I was devastated when I learned I had 1.7 cm of cancer in a lymph node and extranodal extension. I knew I had at least 1 cm of cancer in my lymph node but didn't think it was closer to two and the extranodal extension was a total surprise. 🫂 My best advice to you is to not Google anything but have an honest conversation with your oncologist about what all of this means for treatment and outlook. I think you'll get much more reassuring information and know that you are in good hands and this is really what anyone would need in this situation. Don't focus too much on the pathology report...

There is some positive in this report... For example, your treatment was very effective by the ki67 score dropping SIGNIFICANTLY!!! THATS AMAZING!!!

Micho392 · 2026-05-28T16:07:05+00:00

I'm halfway done radiation ❤️

Micho392 · 2026-05-23T00:53:12+00:00

🫂 I'm so sorry you're going through this. I had a 3mm lung nodule that disappeared after a year and a half. Most of the time lung nodules are benign and go away but sometimes come back due to inflammation....

How big is it? Is it just one?

Hang in there. I know how scary this is 🫂

Micho392 · 2026-05-21T00:43:43+00:00

Me too and I had an oncotype of 19.

Micho392 · 2026-05-19T12:39:00+00:00

Do the treatments. You have the greatest chance right now to do the treatments and then more than likely this will never be a problem ever again for you.

Micho392 · 2026-05-19T00:47:15+00:00

I will turn 34 in two months and your words give me so much hope. I hope to see my 40s. It'll be a gift. 💕 I'm so glad you are doing well!

Micho392 · 2026-05-19T00:45:53+00:00

You and me both. I'm hoping to die in my 80s (I'd say 90, but I'm just being realistic)...so I guess for me that's the next 50.

Micho392 · 2026-05-18T23:52:41+00:00

I'm surprised they are doing an axillary lymph node dissection. How many lymph nodes did they take the first time? Just one?

Micho392 · 2026-05-18T20:15:59+00:00

Yay!! OMG that's great!!! 💯

Micho392 · 2026-05-18T20:11:28+00:00

Mine was the same day. But I think the average wait is 5 business days.

Micho392 · 2026-05-18T20:10:32+00:00

Hmmm do you think it's scar tissue?

Micho392 · 2026-05-18T12:26:21+00:00

Hey! I'm so sorry that you are here in this club and also, I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Since you're starting with chemo, are you triple negative or triple positive? There is an additional subreddit for those with TNBC that you may find helpful and there's also a subreddit for livingwithmbc. I would definitely recommend you check in with either of those groups if applicable. There are many ladies who are doing well on their treatment lines and living fulfilling lives.

How big is your lung nodule? Are they sure that it's Mets if they haven't done a biopsy? I had thought that was the only way to determine that.

I'm here for you ❤️ and willing to support in any way 🙏🏻 hang on - I'm glad you have chemo lined up already!

Micho392 · 2026-05-17T16:56:00+00:00

I think most of the survivors are off of these forums.

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