Hi it was one year and two months since I had a operation to have two breast lumps in my right breast removed at the same time as one was benign and the other lump next to it was a benign Phyllodes tumour about a week or so ago I found a lump in my left...
Hello everyone, I am due my last chemo on 4th feb then have a ct planning scan for radiotherapy a few weeks later, for the past few weeks I am going into a complete panic about the CT scan. I am terrified of scans since my breast cancer diagnosis in...
My breast cancer cells migrated to the lining of the left lung and caused fluid to form. I recently had 700mls drained off but may have to have a line inserted. Does anyone else have experiece of this?
Just thought I'd post a lighter post...slightly! Does anyone else get the temporary prickles in the bum when steroids given via IV ? they call it prickly hedgehog on my chemo unit. haven't seen many posts about it. I only 3 more prickly hedgehogs...
Hi I had a mammogram end of May 2021 and got diagnosed February 2022 with grade 2 invasive DCIS. Just wondering if anyone else was diagnosed in less then a year after Mammogram xxxx
Nearly 3 weeks post mastectomy and axillary lymph node clearance and really struggling with the discomfort from healing . My clothes that touch my skin is so sensitive the irritation from the scar rubbing on my clothes and my arm feels like what only...
Hi Everyone, Please be gentle with me, this is my first post! I’m 52 and was diagnosed with the BRCA2 gene in 2007. I decided I wanted to be proactive and had the oophorectomy straight away as I was 40 and was not going to have any more children....
Hi all, Had my first chemo today, picc line fitted yesterday. Everything went OK, nurse did say the arm with picc felt bit hard she told me to watch out for swelling, it does feel hard, but not red said to watch out for blood clots, I just feel tired...
I’m feeling so despondent right now. Went to hospital yesterday thinking I’d be getting my treatment plan but instead I’ve been told I need another ultrasound and another biopsy (and no date as yet). So far I’ve had normal mammograms, more detailed mammograms...
Hi everyone I am due to start having fec-t next week but I have an appointment tomorrow to see the nurse and watch a dvd. Does anybody have an idea on what the appointment is about.
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