Hello everyone So I had my mastectomy back in January and I was meant to start radiotherapy last week for three weeks. They thought I had fluid in the wound so it got postponed and an appointment was made for me to have the fluid drained.. when I went...
Hi All I’ve had a few lumps in my left breast that have moved & disappeared over time , they are hard to feel due to the amount of tissue. Embarrassingly I’ve ignored them until this week , I went to the GP on Monday. This was prompted by a month of...
My fingernails developed a marked ridge when the chemotherapy stopped. December, my thumbnail started to split across the nail bed half way up the nail. I managed to hold it together with applying micropore and nail varnish up until today. The nail has...
Sorry about this long rant, but I need to vent my anger and frustration….. and also, hopefully, get some advice. I’ve been booked to start my first course of chemotherapy on Tuesday, and now don’t know if it will be possible. I’m suffering from an...
Was diagnosed with breast cancer in July was given mastectomy in September one side then was given the all clear. 7 weeks later they gave me a pet scan just after was taken to hospital with covid while in hospital really Ill the oncologist came an told...
I had lumpectomy and SNB on the 23rd March, I was feeling ok, not too much pain and pretty normal until yesterday. Now I feel so tired and emotional, don't even know why I am crying. I just don't seem to be able to pull myself together, not sure if I...
Hi Covid numbers seem to be really high . Has anyone been offered the 4th vaccine and if so whereabouts in your treatment are you having it ? I've just finished chemo and am waiting for surgery Xx
Hi, is anyone struggling with bloating during their chemo? I had a double mastectomy in November and started chemo in January. First three cycles were EC and that went relatively OK, I was able to work from home after a couple of days each time and even...
Hello, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2021 which wasn't picked up by a mammogram. I didn't have a lump or pain, only a shadow which i thought was a scar from a cyst i had a few years ago. So I arranged to have a mammogram to put my mind...
Hi, I'm new to the group and thought I was doing so well... I had my diagnosis early February of Invasive Carcinoma grade 2 after a 3 week wait for mammogram, biopsy etc and then 2 weeks for the results. I had a lumpectomy operation and lymph node biopsy...
