Hi, my name is Linda, I'm new on here, I have bilateral metastatic breast cancer, anyone else on here have it too?
Hi there, I'm having an MRI scan on Wednesday to find out more information before I have surgery. I am really scared as I do not like confined spaces at the best of times. Has anyone been in one and can ease my mind! Mx
Hi, I had a mastectomy 6 wk ago and have just found out that chemo is recommended. I react badly to things like cocodamol and strong anti inflammatory, drugs, so the thought of these chemo drugs is terrifying. And I'm only just recovering from the mastectomy...
Hi I'm new to the forum, I got a diagnosis yesterday of breast cancer and am in total shock and very emotional today. I'm a teacher so worried how I will cope teaching whilst feeling this emotional at work. Has anyone else got similar worries?
Hi, I was diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer on 17th March 2022. My journey so far..... I've had a lump for a fairly long time in my right armpit, previous visits to the doctor and scans, this has always been nothing, and assuming this was the...
Hi all. I had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy last October and November. I recently had a ct scan for a blood clot. The scan showed some new changes in the same breast. Is it possible for the cancer to return so soon? Thanks.
Hello all. I was diagnosed at the end of August 2021 with early stage but aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I completed 6 months of chemo at the end of March and will be having surgery on 20th April. I have the BRCA1 gene and opted for a double...
Hi I am new to this I had my op last month and start chemo next week Could handle the op but not sure about handling the chemo
Hi, new here. I had breast cancer surgery 3 weeks ago (lumpectomy). Biopsy showed they remove 16mm grade 3 and a grade 2 24mm invasive ductal carcinoma in 90mm of DCIS. 6 lymph nodes remove, 1 cancerous. Unfortunately, the margin was not cleared so...
Hi Has anyone had any experience of using Watermans grow me hair growth shampoo? Just wondered if it was worth the money and actually worked or is their another shampoo I should be using after chemo to promote hair growth?
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