Hi all, I’ve recently been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and will be having a bilateral mastectomy on 31/12/24. Feeling very overwhelmed with all this. Emotionally a lot to get my head round. I have a bigger lump in my left breast and...
I've just had recall appointment following routine mammogram where they did further mammogram, ultrasound and took biopsies. They've told me there's a 2.5cm area in my right breast which they're 99% sure is cancerous. Now waiting for another appointment...
Hi. I'm due to start radiotherapy (3 areas) after finishing 6 rounds of chemotherapy for breast cancer having a mastectomy. The side effects have been horrendous severe diarrhoea, vomiting, lack of energy not and the emotions. Although they have tried...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with dcis in October, the results from first surgery showed that the cancer was infact invasive (grade 1). Nipple sacrificing therapeutic mammoplasty plus 2 nodes removed 2 weeks later then results the following week showed that...
Hi all. I just joined this group, as finding it hard to get my head around it all and am very overwhelmed. I'm due to get the results of a ct scan thisweek so next steps not 100% known, but in the space of a month, I have gone from finding a lump...
Hello There, I’m new here so want to say hello and give you a quick idea of the journey I’m on. Found a lump in August 2022, which turned out to be 2 lumps: stage 2, triple positive cancer, HER 2 positive, which had reached into my lymph nodes. Three...
I just wanted to say hi as I'm new to all this. I wonder if anyone who's had the diep flap reconstruction experienced what it was like to cough a great deal straight after the operation? I had my surgery on Wednesday last week 11th and now have COVID...
Hi. I've just been diagnosed with DCIS and am having a single mastectomy on 31st December. It was a complete shock and was found at my routine 3 yearly mammogram. A roller coaster of emotions and a decision to make as to whether I should have reconstruction...
Hi everyone had my lumpetomy on the 10th of October now waiting to hear whether I need chemo or radiotherapy as my samples were sent to America (that was confusing)hoping for just radiotherapy, I still can't look at my scar as my nipple was removed I...
I'm so nervous about starting hormone treatment... Such as the side affects... Any advice or experience on this type of treatment for oestrogen receptive breast cancer x
