Hi, I'm TikkiB. I was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive lobular breast in early October this year. 2 biopsies and 1 MRI later, I am going in for a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy tomorrow. Have been feeling fairly pragmatic about it , and grateful for...
I’ve elected to have a lumpectomy as my cancer is 17mm from the MRI, will this leave me lobbsided? Thinking I’ve made the wrong choice ♀️
Just found out yesterday. Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. Feels like my bus has stopped, I feel sorry for the people around me.
Hi all, I've had an MRI 2 weeks go and had to chase the BCN team today for the results/ appointment to discuss them, as had not heard anything back. Appt with the surgeon has now been scheduled for next week. I was initially told by the BCN team I...
Hi I am 5 days post op mastectomy and confused, scared and don’t know what happens next
Just been diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. Will be starting chemo in a couple of weeks. Scared of what the next five months are going to be like.
Hi everyone , this is my first post I had a hardening in my breast back in April which I thought was possibly another cyst needing draining but had my routine mammogram around the same time so I didn’t get it checked - it came back clear which was odd...
Hi got diagnosed with stage 2 her2 positive in left breast had lumpectomy and lymph node removed lymph node clear Have to now have second op as the margins were out Also offered the genetic test to determine whether I need chemotherapy I will have...
I am 10 months into a oestrogen tumour in my left breast and a HER 2 diagnosis in my lymph nodes. I have done 12 cycles of horrendous chemo, surgery stage 3 aggressive tumour and 15 lymph nodes with two diseased and 4 weeks of radiotherapy. I have been...
Six years ago I was diagnosed with Idc but when they performed the lumpectomy they also found I’ll. Had a mammogram called me back for biopsy the next day and after twelve day wait told me on Monday that the lobular cancer is back. I have a Ct scan booked...
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