Good morning I had a lump removed in 1993 along with a Auxiliary clearance and radiation. Luckily all good. I had implants but had them removed and five years ago I had a fat transfer performed over three years to get volume back into my breast. I’m...
Just wanted to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3weeks ago. Will find out my biopsy &MRI results tomorrow so hope to then get my plan and get on with treatment.
I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. initially they thought it was just on my breast as nothing else showed up on triple assessment after I found a lump. They thought I’d need lumpectomy then radiotherapy, but straight after tests I found...
Hello all, I’m new here. I was diagnosed 5 weeks ago and am awaiting left side mastectomy as cancer difused in left breast and removal of 16-20 lymph nodes as it has spread, followed by radiotherapy and I have also been advised thatI am likely to...
Hi there everyone I've got breast cancer Her2 stage 2 I went for my 3rd lot of chemo yesterday which was quite an ordeal as my body doesn't like docetaxel and I have a reaction every time which slows the schedule down down I then have to have cortisone...
Hi, I found out I have breast cancer a few days ago, Im scared and my anxiety is through the roof, I try not to think about it , but as soon as the hospital appointment person phone, I have a panic attack, I hated every minute of my biopsies and cried...
Dear friends, what advice would you have for someone who just got disgnosed but at stage of waiting for biopsy results? How to deal with the waiting, the fear and anxiety, living alone? What have you found most helpful dealing with negative thoughts?...
I want to thank those of you who replied to my first mail yesterday. The wait after you get the assessment call back letter is horrendous. I waited for a week and went to the assessment alone thinking maybe it was ok. It would have been much better with...
This time last week I was recovering from lengthy surgery- left breast mastectomy DIEP reconstruction. A lot can happen in a week. Today I Had the last drain removed. During the process you’ll have different ways in coping. Before surgery kept busy working...
Hello everyone, I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy two weeks ago on my right breast. Initially they had found an 8mm DCIS and 14mm IDC. Yesterday I saw the breast surgeon for my results, he said that I had five lymph nodes removed and the result...
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