Hi, I'm new here. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was totally shocked but am slowly coming to terms with it. I have breast conserving surgery and lymph node biopsy planned for 22nd Feb. I will then need chemo and radiotherapy. I was...
Hey, Found out my diagnosis on Monday that I am triple negative grade 2. I am 38 weeks pregnant & was so convinced up to that point the lump was pregnancy related it has completely blind sighted us. Will be starting 5 months of chemo once baby is born...
Hi there, I am fairly new to this site and have found some posts really helpful. I have completed 6 rounds of chemotherapy, docetaxil, carboplatin and phesgo, I had surgery before Christmas but have now been told I need 14 cycles of Kadcyla along with...
Hi all. I'm almost 1year on from my lumpsectomy,recieved my appointments for my 1st mammgram and mri scan this morning,and I'm now a mess emotionally.i thought I was coping well with everything I have been through, Now I'm worried about the appointments...
Feeling slightly lost today a cyst in my breast actually isn't and have had a lymph node aspiration from my arm pit and a biopsy from my left breast which is much larger than my right and sore to be told by doctor although have to wait till Tuesday he...
Hi So it’s coming up for 3 years since I had a diagnosis of breast cancer. I had 6 rounds of chemotherapy a mastectomy and a full lymph node clearance followed by radiotherapy. I worked throughout and although I have never felt so, lonely,desperate...
Hey all I’m new here Had an appointment on Thursday for a lump I found which mammogram and ultrasound found to be harmless. However if did flag up a white spot In my left breast and some calcification in some lymph nodes in opposite armpit. The lady...
Hi all. I'm almost 1year on from my lumpsectomy,recieved my appointments for my 1st mammgram and mri scan this morning,and I'm now a mess emotionally.i thought I was coping well with everything I have been through, Now I'm worried about the appointments...
I had a mastectomy for invasive lobular cancer in June of last year. It had spread to my lymph nodes but I turned down chemo for a variety of personal reasons. I had 15 sessions of radio therapy which ended in the autumn. I am now on Letrozole and Ibandronic...
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