While having chemo. I developed skin problems with my hands and feet. Severe peeling and bleeding soles. I'm still having these problems even though chemo stopped a year ago. My doctor has given me creams etc. Helps for a while. But then. Back again it...
Morning I was just wondering if anybody on here had experience of having a tumour removed from pectoral muscle? I had surgery 10days ago to remove a tumour, I wasn’t even aware that i had a tumour until a lymph nord under my armpit became hard not painful...
Any ideas?! I weighed around 9 stone/57 kg prior to chemo in April 2022. Weight dropped drastically by nearly 2 stone as I was off my food during chemo. Since being told I’m ‘technically clear’ of cancer in Nov last yr, I now find my weight is rapidly...
I had a mastectomy on Monday so have been in hospital for 5 days. On Tuesday my nurse brought in a carrier bag and said there are some gifts in there for you fro HER Breast Friends (Hull & East Riding Breast friends) they are a charity who make goodie...
Hi had mastectomy and reconstruction 6 weeks ago wound on back not healing very well consultant has said I might need to go back into theatre to have the slough removed from wound has anyone had to have this done, I’m due to go to Tenerife 8 weeks time...
Hi, I am aware I’m likely to lose my hair with some aggressive chemo in a few months time. I am looking to reduce the distress so am considering microblading my brows and possibly permanent eyeliner to make up for losing my lashes. Has anyone else has...
Hi, I had triple positive breast cancer, done 6 TCHP, followed by a wide local excision and a sentinel node biopsy. I got my results back yesterday. Clear margins and no node involvement. however I did have residual disease left in what they pulled out...
**UPDATE** Hi all, I'm posting an update of what's happened and where I'm at since my last post. After a lot of phoning by myself a secretary at my GP practice and my GP (GP's husband is my breast consultant!) I finally managed to get an appointment...
I had a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal over 7 years ago. I was told at the time not to have any blood tests, vaccinations, blood pressure taken etc on the arm that side. How essential is this if it was just the sentinel lymph node? I have...
Hi, I went to the breast clinic just short of 3 weeks ago and they told me I had a large lump in my left breast. It came as a huge shock (couldn’t really feel a lump, thought it was a change in breast tissue due to my age… how wrong I was!) Biopsy was...
