I have a BRCA1 gene and have annual mri and mammogram. Last week I received my mammogram results to say there were no signs of cancer but 2 days later I received a letter following my mri to say I need to go back in tomorrow for further tests. I called...
Hi, I’ve just joined today & never done anything like this before.
Finally had a decent sleep last night. Letrozole seems to affect the ability to fall asleep or return to sleep after wakening....usually to get up to pee..another thing with it. I'd forgotten that my breast care nurse had suggested taking a Piriton tablet...
Hi I had found a thread in which people had given tips on how they proactively combated potential side effects of Letrozole. I can't find the thread now so can somebody help me find it or can people post or repost what they did to help themselves eg...
Can anyone share how to restore the body after chemotherapy?
I am in a bad place at the moment. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2019, after a routine mammogram because I had turned 50. At the time, I was preparing for a year sabbatical in Spain after working at the same place for over 20 years, a highschool...
Hello I’m so pleased to have had my lumpectomy & 4 nodes removed. Any tips for getting match fit to face chemo? It’s My likely treatment pathway. I’ve managed a short walk each day since. Resting in the afternoon. Any suggestions happily received. ...
I had my 6 monthly check up with the oncology pharmacist this week and I had mentioned taking glucosamine as I had seen it recommended on here to help with joint pain from aromatase inhibiters. She said it was a 'pharmacists nightmare' as it interact...
I thought I would update my story. Two years ago just before Christmas Eve I was diagnosed with Her2+ ER+ positive breast cancer. Needless to say not the Christmas present I had requested. However my journey was not dreadful. I started with neo-adjuvant...
Hi , My initial BC diagnosis 6 months ago was ER+ PR+ Herc- invasive ductal carcinoma . I’ve had 5 months of chemotherapy and a mastectomy . When I saw the surgeon yesterday she told me that I had a 10 cm residual tumour and that it’s receptors had...
