Hi folks but for the last day following my mastectomy on Friday I can hear fluid squelching in my armpit where the removed some lymph glands. Is this normal? I have no drain as my consultant does not like to fit these and I can’t see any swelling.
Hi lovely ladies i am waiting for a ct scan for radiotherapy on 9th April . Can anyone tell me, do they tell you then what dates the radiotherapy will be? Or do they wait until they’ve got the ct scan results and go from there? Just trying to plan life...
Joining the club that nobody wants to join. I had a gut feeling it was BC and seeing BC nurse waiting confirmed it . Just diagnosed ILC 1.5mm , looks not in lymphs. Told MRI, lumpectomy , radio and inhibitors as I'm post meno (56). Found what turned...
I was recalled from a mammogram and was told there was something in my left breast up towards my armpit. I had ultrasound followed by biopsies. At my second visit to the Breast Centre I was told I needed further biopsies of my lymph node. Was due to go...
Hi all I’m new here and starting chemotherapy therapy for recurring breast cancer kind regards
Hi all I have just been diagnosed with non invasive DCIS in my right breast 22 years after having a mastectomy for high grade DCIS in my left breast. It has come as a bit if a shock after all this time but it's not as scary this time and it has been...
Hi, I am new to this group and just wanted to say Hi. I have stage 2 invasive ductal breast cancer. I have had a lumpectomy together with sentinel Lymph node biopsy, which showed the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes, which I have recently just had...
Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone may be able to shed some light on this for me. At my diagnosis consult in Jan for Stage 1, Grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma I was offered a possibility of genetic testing. Being a bit overwhelmed and trying to process...
Hi, I’ve just spent a day or two reading through people’s posts and have found it oddly comforting to be here with others in a similar situation, sorry if I ramble. I recently went for a CT of my lungs as I’ve had a cough for months and the doctor wanted...
Diagnosed yesterday and MRI this evening. Still awaiting results on receptors etc and have next set of results and treatment plan next week. Reeling a bit from the news but like many others not surprised. Had one look at google and decided that is a pointless...
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