Hi, I’m new to group, I’m currently supporting my mom through reoccurring TNBC with secondary in her lungs. My moms currently being tested to see if she compatible to have capecitabine. I was wondering if anyone else has been put on capecitabine and...
Hi fellow buddies, have been off here for a while, been dealing with chyle leak issues very rare with breast cancer..one in 200 lucky me! Had to have 6 weeks on a fat free diet after having a total of 2,250 mls of fluid drained from the Mastectomy site...
Does anyone have experience of zoledronic acid infusions? I finished chemo early March and Radio early April and was getting ready to celebrate then was told I need 6 monthly zoledronic acid infusions-first one end of this week and I don’t know what to...
Hello New to the group. Had operation in Jan and radiotheraphy in late April. I am feeling very tired and exhausted all the time , cant do multiple tasks withour resting . Also experiencing a lot of night sweats , hot flushes and aches and pains....
Hi, I went to the GP with 2 pea sized lumps in my armpit on Friday. Had a breast exam and she said my left boob was ‘lumpy’ and I can still hand express (what I thought was) milk from both boobs a few years after ending breastfeeding. Should have gone...
I had breast cancer ten years ago with lumpectomy and radiotherapy and have been absolutely fine. Was discharged three years ago and my Tamoxifen was stopped. For the last three weeks I’ve had an itch in the same breast but no spot, just red with me scratching...
Hi, have just had cancer surgery/ sentinel lymph nodes removed and a breast reduction in my left breast. I've been told to wear extra supportive bra. My problem is my left breast is now half the size. So normally I'm a 36g/gg. If I wear this normal size...
Hi. I'm new here and was diagnosed with breast cancer a week ago. I'm scared, that's putting it mildly. I'm scared of the operation and whatever comes afterwards. I've been told I have Grade 3 invasive ductal cancer. Er positive, Her negative. I'm trying...
Good morning everyone Like everyone else on here I’m sure I’m no different in the worrying. Everyone tells me the waiting if the worst part. my cancer was picked up on ultrasound following calcification area which happened to be benign! If it wasn’t...
Hi, i have just joined the group. I was diognosed with Breast Cancer beginning of March, just a few days before my 41st birthday. I had my operation at the end of march to remove the lump and had lymph node biopsy. Lookerly the cancer had not spread...
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