Hi guys I have been told by a friend whose wife has had breast cancer that I should try to isolate whilst having chemo I work in a school and my consultant has suggested I work from home too (which luckily I am able to do) I just wondered how much...
Just joined today. Triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, only on left side & not in lymph nodes but quite a large lump. First chemo tomorrow. Terrified & on a real roller coaster of emotions as i had to stop HRT 2 weeks ago as well. Not sure who’s...
Hi All, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago. I’m only 30 years old so it has been a bit of a shock for me. I don’t have any family or friends in UK, I live on my own and I’m a bit scared of what it is to come. I feel a bit overwhelmed...
Morning, I had lumpectomy and 2 nodes removed 2nd July. I got my results yesterday great news, lymph nodes were clear but the deep margin is slightly under the 1mm they like. They are reviewing and will let me know Monday as to whether they go back in...
Hi all Has anyone else had an almost permanent headache while taking Letrozole? Did it eventually wear off? If you had hair loss, how extreme was it? Did your scalp feel as though it was itchy and burning? Did you find a solution? And, as for the...
Hi, I’m new to this site having previously been on the bowel cancer forum! I’m due to have a left side lumpectomy in about 3 weeks. My concern is 7 months after my, successful bowel op, a blood clot was found in my leg, so now on Apixaban. Has this affected...
I found a lump in my right breast back in April and after a biopsy was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in June, still waiting for my operation which will be lumpectomy with breast reduction and armpit biopsy. Bit scared since I've never had an operation...
Hello, I've been reading for a few weeks now, and just want to thank everyone for sharing their experiences, it has helped me a lot. Diagnosis of invasive lobular, grade 2, HER - ER pos PR pos on 18 July. Had got married on 13th! Was initially...
hi I'm new to the forum. really appreciate the sharing of info here - it's been so useful. thank you I was recently diagnosed with grade 2 lobular invasive Ca LN clear - a total bolt out of the blue as fit and well and exercise a great deal and all...
Hi, I’m new to the forum and advised to join this forum for support, keen to hear peoples experiences. It was confirmed last week that my wife has breast cancer, the tumour is in her left breast, it’s a grade 3 and triple negative. after a mammogram...
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