Hello there. I am 66 years old, retired, with no family history of cancer of any type. I had a mammogram in February, which was all-clear, so, when I discovered a lump in my right breast, I wasn't too concerned. However, it just continued to grow, so...
Hi all, New to this forum, just wanted to say hello! I was diagnosed with stage 2 grade 2 IDC in April. I had WLE and SLNB in June, but at the results appointment I was told the margins weren't clear and one out of two nodes was positive. I had a cavity...
Hello to All. I am finally coming to terms with my diagnosis and spread to other parts of my body. I am also equally grateful to Jehovah for some recovery in parts it had first spread to. There's hope and there's healing too. Cheers to all my fellow...
Hello all, new to all this just going for my second chemotherapy session tomorrow, I’m British but living in Thailand at the moment so a different journey for me, feeling ok so far diagnosed stage 3 breast cancer .
Hi I am currently 8 weeks post lumpectomy and due to start chemotherapy next week. My emotions are all over the place and the minute and I feel so scared of chemotherapy anyone else felt this way x
Received my diagnosis on Thursday just waiting for next appt to be given treatment plan. Have 2 little girls and really struggling to not think about them growing up without a mum. I know I have no evidence that I won’t be ok but wondering how others...
Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and had a lumpectomy on the 1st July so currently recovering from that waiting for my results re margins and also lymph nodes biopsy done during surgery but concerned as told might...
Hi, I’m new to the forum and looking for some support through this rollercoaster! I got diagnosed with Early breast cancer (ER positive HER2 negative) in February. Lumpectomy and 2 nodes removed. Both nodes had cancer in and margins not clear so second...
Hi all I’m about to start EC chemo 9 weeks followed by 9 weeks pacitaxal and I’ve been told after that I’ll be on herceptin for 12 months every 3 weeks as I’m HER2 positive. Just wondered if anyone else has had this treatment and whether heir growth...
Hi All, I’m new to the forum, just want to say hi and hope everyone is doing ok, I was definitely overwhelmed when I had the 2nd screening letter, and then found out it was cancer, I didn’t know what to do, my daughter was with me and we cried, I never...
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