I has a right side mastectomy in May 2020 & I wonder if anyone else out there has the same problem that I do? My chest wall becomes extremily itchy, but it feels like it's deep inside & to scratch it does not help. Has anyone tried amything thats...
Hi all, I had an auxiliary clearance last Thursday and Tuesday started to develop a rather large seroma under my arm, so phoned BCN yesterday and went to the hospital where they drained 450ml out of it. The problem I have now is that the sticky dressing...
Hi all, Wondered what book recommendations you may have - maybe something you read when first diagnosed or during treatment or something that was eye opening or helped you through? Keen to add some to my collection. For me, I particularly found...
2 weeks ago on USS my axilla looked clear but been informed by breast care nurse today that MRI has picked up some abnormalties so will need lymph nodes biopsied on Monday. Was in clinic yestersday and doctor never mentioned my lymph nodes at all. Been...
How has anyone been dealing with the above problems after starting the above treatment, I guess I was lucky through my first 3 rounds of EC-T as I had little or no side effects at all, but after the first cycle of the above they have hit me like a sledge...
Good evening I have completed my fourth round of chemo two weeks ago so next Thursday will be round 5 I now have what feels like a cold. Some discomfort in the throat but not too bad and no fever. i just want to find out how others have managed...
So I have grade 2 oestrogen positive and hert2 positive . I have had all my scans and they are all clear , I have 2 tumours 10mm each and a small amount of lymph nodes affected but mri shows only a small area of nodes affected and they are slightly...
I am having a pre op on 21st and a left breast mastectomy and lymph nodes from armpit out on 28th as they have cancer too. If anyone on here could tell me what pre op entails and also what happens when your breast is removed I would be so grateful. I...
Went for MRI scan results today and it has picked up more lumps in the breast. I now have to go for another ultrasound scan and biopsies because they don't know if these lumps are malignant or benign. Has this happened to anyone else? Would the first...
Hi all, I hope everything is going ok today for you all. today is the day that I get my first breast clinic appointment after 2 weeks of the doctor confirming there is a lump. Ive been absolutely terrified and I’m still terrified. I also have an awful...
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