I got told I had cancer Wednesday, had the mammogram. sonogram and biopsy taken, told to wait for results and they will call me in a week to go back for them. I just feel like it's so unreal and don't know how to feel. I feel like I have been told ...
Hi, I am new to this group. I noticed a lump and got it checked out just over a week ago. Two biopsies of the lump, and a couple of nodes. The consultant confirmed grade 3 in both, so now have CT and Bone Scans this Friday The consultant has told...
Hi there - had second chemo last week and struggling…
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer DCIS last summer and had a mastectomy and reconstruction with an implant at the same time. I was lucky and did not have to have any further treatment. I am on Letrozole for 5 years though, which I am struggling...
Hi. I am new here. I had a Stage I IDC tumour removed on January 11th 2022. It was 33mm, so medium-sized I'm told. I am waiting for the Oncologist to give me the results of my Oncotype test today, as the cells were grade 2 and 3, which I believe are the...
Hi all new to all this and still feeling very nervous i am going for my 2nd bout of chemo today. I am on a 3 week cycle but ended up in hospital a week after my last one with nutropenic sepsis. As anyone else been through this it was a bit scary. ...
Hi everyone ... I just joined this group this evening. I had a lumpectomy on 1st Feb, together with Intra-Operation-Radiation-Treatment (I think that's what it stood for). Also a quick look at some of the lymph nodes nearest operation site. I have an...
Hi i had my lumpectomy done on 1st Feb and the results were good I had a 7mm growth removed with clear margins and the cancer had not spread to my lymph nodes. I met with the Oncologist today and my chemo treatment should start in about two weeks. I...
Hi all I'm new to the forum although after diagnosis of DCIS HER +ve, ive finished chemo, radiotherapy, still on herceptin till Sept and am ok I think on Letrozole. My biggest problem is peripheral neuropathy, particularly my feet. Anyone else suffer...
Good morning, I am new here. I was diagnosed with DCIS yesterday, calmly accepted it after a sleepless night. I was told to do the vaccum assisted biopsy within the next 10 days to find out if it’s precancer or cancer. Is anyone here experiencing the...
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