Hello ladies Happy Easter I am Her-2 positive I have had my lumpectomy surgery and now 12 weekly Paclitaxel treatments alongside 12 months 3 weekly Herceptin. I will be having my 3rd treatment on Tuesday, My symptoms have been manageable they normally...
Hi My mum (62 now) had breast cancer back in 2013, she had mastectomy, fec chemo and radiotherapy and finished her treatment in 2014. The cancer was then estrogen positive and something along the lines of carcinoma (can't remember exactly) Everything...
Hi all I’ve had 3 ec had 1st of 3 Docetaxel last Tuesday some of my finger nail beds have started to become really painful and feel like they could lift to the point I have to get my husband to open my tablets as it’s too painful I’ve been using phyotobalm...
Hi there! I wonder if anybody can advise, I am now on my 5th month of anastrozole and really finding it hard to cope with some of the side effects. Thinning of hair, fatigue and brain fog. I am even considering stopping them, I know it may seem a little...
Hi there. I was diagnosed Dec21 out of the blue with breast cancer. Jan22 I had lumpectomy and sentinel node removal. Started Letrazole. March I had radiotherapy. Three days after finishing I felt a bit unwell - thought it was effects of radiotherapy...
Can anyone get a voucher for £75 towards a wig do you know? I googled entitlement with NHS and Macmillancancernavigators and it said only hospital stayers and people on benefits! Others tell me that’s not the case. Many thanks!
Hello all I’m trying to support my friend the best that I can. She’s currently on a 12 week cycle chemo (session 2). I’m trying to keep in touch regularly, doing some research for her & advocating for her when she needs it. Unfortunately she’s quite...
Hi I had a vacuum assisted biopsy nearly 2 weeks ago I’m still bruised in the area. But also feels very lumpy inside of breast. Where prior there were no lumps is this normal for the breast to feel lumpy this long after biopsy
Hello - I’m new here after recently being diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. It has all been a bit overwhelming these last few weeks with all the tests and Consultants visits. I am now awaiting op date. The lesion is deep in the right breast...
Hi everyone I was just wondering how some of you might have got on with mastectomy and reconstruction. I have had 5 of my 6 rounds of chemo ,thankfully they are happy with my progress but I still have some of the tumor left I’m told I will need a full...
