Hi, I just wondered if anyone has gone through a similar thing . I’m 47 and had a mastectomy last November. Started tamoxifen in December, but In April I started bleeding heavily. Oncology changed my hormone therapy to zoladex and anastrozole. Everything...
6 weeks ago I found a lump and went to gp that referred me to breast unit so waited two weeks for that doctor thought it’s either a infection cyst or abscess due to nipple piercing which I’ve removed went for ultrasound and mammogram came bk abscess then...
Hi everyone, im new here. I found last week after my period my left breast felt very sore and I felt a lump. It solid and feels like my whole breast is swollen with pain. Then went to doctors she referred me to hospital who will see me on Tuesday. But...
My wife was diagnosed with Grade 3, invasive ductal carcinoma Her2+ in her right breast exactly a year ago. She started chemo at the end of September, single mastectomy in February and Radiotherapy in May. All went as well as can be expected and she...
I had a mastectomy in July and am recovery well I had stage one and no spread of the cancer and the lymph modes were clear. I consider myself lucky as I am only on hormone treatment and although I am having extremely hot flushes when I am drenched in...
Just wanted to say WHAT A WOMAN and what a loss to us today. No matter what our opinions are re Royal Family , she was so loved and respected...Her duty is done x
Hello everyone, I’m fairly new here, and I’ve been told I have womb cancer, and it’s a carcoma they think, just waiting for further tests. Two weeks ago, just before my endoscopy, my left breast felt tender and painful, and after examination I found a...
Hi My breast cancer journey started in March 2021 - I had lumpectomy and lymph node removal plus radiotherapy. After taking Tamoxifen for a year I had to stop taking it as it was causing liver problems. I was told that I would need a blood test to...
Hi i booked a holiday a week before I found out I had BC and I’m due to go in October … days after my radiotherapy finishes has anyone arranged insurance which covers cancer? thanks
Anyone else heard this? Like it doesn’t really matter all that much. ‘You’ll be fine’, ‘they caught it early, you have nothing to worry about’. And so on and so forth. Sometimes I want to shout at them and tell them to swap places with me. I’m pretty...
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