Hi, I have my surgery for mastectomy of right breast and all my lymph nodes for March 30th but had a call today as now need another MRI scan as the Ct showed something in my chest wall and shoulder, as you can imagine I'm in pieces and thinking the...
Morning, I thought I’d join this thread as it’s becoming a common occurrence for me. Been awake since 3am and decamped to the sofa. Husband can sleep for England and it makes it all the more annoyin Previously I’ve only had sleep problems when I’ve had...
can anyone please recommend decent places to go to for a wig, many thanks.
Hi just quick question, does anyone in this group know or have a link to follow the lady on Instagram and Facebook who donates and collects headscarves, I think she also has videos on you tube on how to wear them. Remember reading a chat on here the other...
I've just been told that Scottish hospitals are not allowing visitors. I go in Thursday for a bi lateral mastectomy which is traumatic enough but then to hear my husband can't visit is just too much. Is this true.
Is it just me or is sleeping in past 5am a thing of the past? So this morning I got up at 5.30 and have dyed my hair purple 6 days until my biopsy results and I'm back to wild swings of its going to be fine to I'm not going to be able to go see Ed Sheeran...
Hi all, newbie here. I was diagnosed with stage 2b grade 3 multifocal breast cancer, er and pr+ her2- on the 4th December. I had my surgery to remove the 3 tumors on 3rd feb. I chose an oncoplastic procedure with breast lift to conserve my breast. After...
I had my op on Tuesday 15th Feb. By Saturday I had my first seroma coming up, by Monday it was huge , this was where the lymph nodes came out. Had it aspirated on the Wednesday, it started leaking like a tap on the way home and thevswlling was up again...
i finished 6 months of chemo on December 6th 21, had a lumpectomy and breast reconstruction 14th January. I have an appointment with the radiologist consultant on 24th March, should have been 8th. March but it got delayed by the consultant. I have to...
Hi there Having Zoledronic acid treatment in two weeks time. Slightly nervous but I know it’s the right decision for me. I had a lumpectomy May 21 then found out it had spread to my lymph nodes so I then had the rest of the nodes removed followed by...
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