Hi, I'm new to the forums and would love to connect with people in a similar situation. I'm a 42 year old mum of 2 little people (5 and 7) and have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and metastatic cancer in my bones. I was diagnosed after...
Any recommendations for how to prevent skin irritation from radiotherapy?Going to start next week after mastectomy.
Hey I am new to this forum. Just getting my head round it all! Had a lumpectomy and grateful there is nothing in the lymph nodes. Starting chemo in 3 weeks. Apart from being very up and down emotionally, I am finding that all I can think about...
hi all I was recently diagnosed with stage 1 grade 2 and am having a lumpectomy in 2 days time. I am extremely anxious about the op but in terms of the cancer I just feel numb -not sure if it’st shock but I just don’t know how to feel - I have had the...
Hi everyone, new here but 9 months into diagnosis. Stage 3 +++ I have completed dose dense AC-T, single mastectomy and nearing the end of radiotherapy. Looking at 7.5 years of hormone therapy…I’m 39. ️
I've just been diagnosed with Triple negative breast cancer - caught early thankfully. Treatment to begin in 4 weeks. My main concern is around my toddler and keeping life and routines as normal as possible. Once I stop working I'll lose my working...
Hello Everyone I am New on here as recently diagnosed with Invasive Ductal carcinoma , Macrocalcifications cluster - No lymph nodes involvement found on biopsy My journey so far has been a bit delayed due to waiting additional time for my Biopsy results...
Hello Everyone My best friend has just told me she has stage 1 breast cancer. I'm completely devastated for her. We've been friends since we were 4/5 and she is only 39 and has been given this diagnosis. She always puts everyone else before herself...
I’m 2 weeks post diep flap surgery and I must say doing very well . Doctors are pleased , I’m healing well managing to get around wash dress walk and just started to do little jobs round the house . Taking things steady feeling no pain just uncomfortable...
Hi, it was may 2017 I was diagnosed all I heard was grade 3, 20mm, aggressive & spread to lymph nodes… I was 31 randomly found lump myself due to itv campaign, luckily I had a deep thumb wide stretch mark & tumour was under it!… & I just knew it was cancer...
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