Stage 3 Mucinous Breast Cancer: Talking to other people struggling too

My names lindsey am 40 years old and was diagnosed with stage 3 mucinous breast cancer 9 months ago everything kinda happened very quickly i lost a lot of weight. Then i found the lump actually didnt think it was serious but it was . 9 months later ive had surgery mastectomy now in treatment. 

  • Hello Lindsey and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    Thank you for sharing your story and your Stage 3 Mucinous Breast Cancer Diagnosis. I hope you won't mind but I have slightly changed the title of your thread to include the specific cancer you have been diagnosed with so that it can be spotted more easily by other members who have been diagnosed with this type of cancer in the past. 

    I am sorry to hear you lost a lot of weight and I hope that you recovered well from the surgery and the treatment is going well. It seems according to the information provided on our website on mucinous breast cancer that it was a rare type of breast cancer and it mentions that "the outlook for mucinous breast cancer is generally very good". Breast Cancer Now also have detailed information on this cancer on this page and if you have any questions about treatment or anything, our cancer nurses will always be happy to help and you can reach them on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

    Other members of our community have been affected by this cancer and if you type the words 'mucinous breast cancer' in our search function which is located at the top of the page you will be able to see other past relevant threads on the subject and feel free to respond to any you would like to engage with. The most recent example - and there are many others -,  posted this thread a few months ago and could be a good person for you to share experiences with. I hope that you will hear from other people here who have been through treatment for mucinous breast cancer - it helps not to feel alone when going through all this. 

    Best of luck for the rest of your treatment and I hope you make a swift and full recovery, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator