Hello, I’ve been diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes. I had surgery 10 days ago and had my drain removed from the lymph node removal site 2 days ago. It’s slowly got more painful over the last couple of days...
My sister was diagnosed in June and has has lump removed & lymph node. Had 1 week radiotherapy treatment and now on Tamoxifen. She has been suffering from what seems like indigestion / reflux giving her quite a severe pain between breasts. Was prescribed...
Hi I’m new to this, hope I’ve got it right. I was diagnosed with tnbc, following lumpectomy, I am waiting to start chemotherapy, and am nervous I would be grateful for any tips or advice please.
Hello everyone I have a breast tumour believed to be stage 2 maybe 3. I am having a lumpectomy followed by chemo, radiotherapy and herceptin. The last few weeks have been dreadful - the unknown is the worst part Glo
I wonder if anyone else has had the misfortune to go through so much trauma in such a short space of time. I fought a hard battle last year, it was honestly almost lost a couple of times. Thank goodness I had a breather, time to get over the treatment...
Hi there, another newbie here. Got my diagnosis before Christmas & in the limbo period now (made longer by Christmas) waiting for biopsy results to know type & treatment plan. I’ve been ok but last few nights have been sleepless. I still hurt from biopsy...
Is anyone taking palbociclib and letrozole just wondering how bad the side effects are and how effective are these treatments, I had breast cancer five years ago but it has now metastases in my spine.
Hi everyone! I got diagnosed in October and operated on at the end of November: grade 2, stage 2, but the evil f*cker had already reached a lymph node. I'm mostly ok (after not at all being ok when I got the diagnosis) but super scared about it coming...
Hi I'm almost 4 weeks post bilateral mastectomy and would like advice on what moisturiser is best for scars
Hell everyone. i finally after what felt like an eternity got my results so I have TNBC grade 3 stage 1. what happens now as due to Christmas all has gone quiet and I just want this thing inside gone. I am constantly fatigued plus always feel nausea...
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