Hi there, I’ve recently been diagnosed with breast cancer after finding a lump along the side of my left breast. Initially felt like bone or muscle, but following a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy it was confirmed as a grade 2 tumour. Been told it...
Hey I did another post on here earlier this week… following a referral from my GP I went to the breast clinic this week, the consultant and radiologist pretty much told me I’ve got cancer and discussed different treatment options following a mammogram...
Hi All! I was diagnosed with Stage 2 HER2 positive breast cancer recently and had my first chemo session five days ago. I was ok initially but then Day Four hit me with nausea, loss of appetite and diarrhea. I am concerned that I will lose out even the...
Hello all, Grateful for this space. Still in the midst of diagnosis in order to formalise a treatment plan. I’m 37, at the moment we know I have non specific grade 2 breast cancer with another possible area of early cell changes. Ultrasound looks promising...
I was diagnosed in July 2022 with ductal invasive carcinoma. Had a lumpectomy in Sept 2022, 16 rounds of chemo, 15 rounds of radio therapy. Was on Tamoxifen until earlier this year (5 month break as they couldn’t decide if I post menopausal). Eventually...
I had lumpectomy and lymph node removal 4 years ago and the medication I've been taking is definitely the worse part. I have been through the whole lot...letrozole, tamoxifen, exemestane and am now on anastrozole. The first three had terrible side effects...
This is my very first posting. It's 1 year ago today when that dreaded letter dropped through the letterbox! The day it came was on my 66th birthday and the day after I retired!!!. The letter was recalling me after a routine mammogram. I had to wait...
Hello everyone, I’m new here, I was diagnosed last July, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, still having herceptin every 3 weeks, but luckily I was diagnosed early, so it had not spread my question is, since I have had to stop HRT is there anything...
Hi i’m 33 years old and this week was told by the consultant I have breast cancer. I was so confident after the GP kept telling me I had a cyst I went to the appointment alone. As soon as they did the ultrasound the radiographer said “we’ve found something...
Just need help. Don’t have support. Had breast cancer 8 years ago, had breast removed and 6 months later breast cancer again . Been clear for 8 years so I’m in shock at the moment. Not sure if I’m going to take treatment or go natural
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