Tennisgirl's Journey with Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcin...
Survivor: Breast Cancer > Invasive (Infiltrating) Ductal Carcinoma
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: over 10 years ago, Female, Age: 59, Stage I, HER2 Positive: Don't Know, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Don't Know
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Oh No
I didn't have any family history of breast cancer, nor any risk factors. Why did this happen to someone as healthy as me.
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Radiation
The skin side effects were very manageable with the ointments that the oncology nurses gave to me. I did experience some muscular pain in my chest both at the beginning and the end of treatment. This muscle pain went away about three weeks after finishing radiation.