Hi everyone I am due to start chemo next week for breast cancer with significant lymph node involvement. I’ve had the operation to remove the tumor and nodes and will be receiving EC-T every 2 weeks (8 cycles of each). I’m really struggling to get my...
Hello! I am 54 and went for a routine mammogram and was recalled back for a further one. I had a further mammogram scan of one boob and then an ultrasound and a needle biopsy of the boob and also the lymph node as there was very slight thickening. There...
Hello everyone I'm new to Macmillan Forums and would like to introduce myself. I am now 76 years old and my breast cancer journey started 26 years ago in 1999 when I was diagnosed with a grade 1 node negative ER positive tumour, removed by wide excision...
I had a mastectomy and am thinking of having reconstructive surgery. I was wondering what people’s experiences were having diep surgery. Pain, length of recovery and things that may go wrong? I have a large sagging boob to the other side which would need...
Hello. I am 56 and was diagnosed with BC in October which came as a shock as it was my first mammogram that picked it up. I had a lumpectomy and 2 lymph nodes removed 2 weeks ago and should get the results on 4th December. I am absolutely terrified...
Hi there Thanks for having me here. My daughter, age 37 needs to go onto endocrine therapy for her secondary breast cancer which has spread to her lungs. She tried Tamoxifen after a lumpectomy for secondaries, but her mental health deteriorated steeply...
Hi been diagnosed with breast cancer in October , had my first round of EC.
My first post ! I was diagnosed with recurrence in August 25 ,after quite a delay (three months) as my GP thought it was perhaps gall bladder … actually it was lesions in liver and spleen . My treatments are Abraxane and immunotherapy- and fatigue...
Hello, I am a cancer survivor, had triple negative breast cancer back in 2019, had the chemotherapy, radiotherapy, Lumpectomy treatment plan. All treatment ended in November of that year. Went through the 5 year mammogram cycle, which ended in Jan 2025...
Hello, Thirteen years ago I was diagnosed and treated and have had few problems, apart from the pain due to nerve damage. I understand this is relatively common,although; I was not informed of this side affect. For years, I had underarm cording but...
