Hi I have been waiting over 2 weeks for the HER2 results - does anyone know if this is normal? Everything else is back and I have a date for a lumpectomy set for 7/4 but only if HER2 comes back negative - otherwise we are going chemo first. just wondered...
Hi I finished my chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the end of September I had a lumpectomy and two lymph node is taken from under my arm seven months on from surgery I’m getting pain under the arm stiffness and also needle a pain in the breast and feels...
Hi , I had my first chemo done on Tuesday . First couple of days felt ok. Sickness is being controlled at the moment thankfully. It's just this Feeling of being totally and utterly knocked off my feet . When do you feel better . Does it get worse with...
I have a lump under my arm where I had my dentinal lymph node removal ,any one else has thus ? Small jelly feeling lump but a bit hard inside
Just been looking at stats for BC percentage at my age 48 and they seem so low just so angry I'm in them and can't understand why. If  I had looked at these percentages before I don't think I'd have worried at all. So upsetting I feel really down .
I would like to think of this forum as a safe space, where, due to our sometimes common experiences, there is a lot more of a chance of finding an understanding ear from someone who knows, really knows, what we are talking about. And yet, in recent...
Ive been losing my hair for the last couple of weeks and have got a constant headache/pain at the front and top of my head. Other than constantly taking paracetamol what other things can I do. Debbie
Hi all I'm new on here. Was diagnosed just before Christmas with a grade 3 cancer. Had a lumpectomy or WLE at beginning of Feb where they also took lymph node biopsy. Results weren't great - They didn't get all of it and it has affected my lymph...
Hi my name is Rosie, 9 years ago I had stage 3 breast cancer, now it's back as secondary breast cancer which has spread to my lungs and bones. For 3years I complained about pain in my breast and back pain also chest pain. Had checks but nothing was found...
I was dignosed with breast cancer in Aug 2020 had lumpectomy and 5 nodes removed, nodes where all clear.. I have been doing great until maybe November time, I keep getting a sharp shooting pain down the side the nodes where removed, the pain is so sharp...
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