Hi everyone, has anyone had experience of getting a large stiff and painful capsular contraction? I had an immediate implant when I had a mastectomy of the right breast. I knew that radiotherapy (15 days instead of 5 in December) could give me a capsular...
Hi all, I met with my consultant today, she examined my breast and confirmed that it had already reduced in size! Which I'm so happy about :) that's after one round of the 'red devil' chemo.... however my hair is falling out quite a bit now even tho...
Hi All Does anyone here have Lyme Disease as well as Breast Cancer? I'd be grateful to know how the Chemotherapy has affected you. I have been recomended Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide followed by Docetaxel. My concern is that I cannot find any papers...
I have finished active treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy) and am currently taking tamoxifen. I was first on zoladex and letrozole and have been on tamoxifen only since July 2023. My periods stopped September 2022 when I started chemotherapy...
I've had a tightness around my chest for 9 months since the dmx I had in June. I've been seen by the Pain Clinic and they've done everything, and I've been paying for myo-fascial release for several months but nothing helps. I do breast exercises every...
so confused and struggling mentally, ended up in hospital, a&e by ambulance as had 2 seizures at home early hours after chemo, and 3rd seizure at the hospital, husband was terrified, i dont remember much about it. saw oncologist, now instead of having...
Hi I've had three rounds of ec with just a bit of tiredness and sore heads. I recently had my first round of docetaxel with the phesgo injection and feel totally miserable! Have achy muscles, sore heads, sore fingertips, itchy watery eyes but worst...
Hi, just wondering how everyone is coping in their work life post treatment? I’m so grateful to be the other side, but a combination of the anasterozole and nerve damage from the mastectomy are making my job as a teacher quite challenging at times. I...
Hi I’m worried about my surgery in about 6 days time. I am wondering how painful this will be. I’m due to have several lymph nodes removed and a mastoplexy as my invasive lobular cancer is 45 mm in size. I have at least one lymph node with cancer...
My mind is racing i had my dx score back this week it was 20 my cancer was dcis (6cm) invasive (1.5cm) Invasive was T1 but overall was upgraded to Grade 3 as dcis went into margin by 0.2mm I got my first oncology apt book yesterday to discuss chemo...
