Hi there. My nickname is Hara I have recently recovered from a revised lumpectomy as scans etc didn't pick up all of the tumour which turned out to be 3 times the size..and am awaiting results of an oncotype test to see if chemotherapy would be beneficial...
Hi, I had a mastectomy without reconstruction in April and further surgery in May to remove a large hematoma. The skin over my chest is very thin and still stained from the hematoma also it is still tender to touch in places and numb in other places....
Hi all Found a lump 8 weeks ago Benn diagnosed with ostregeon positive and her2postive breast cancer was having mastectomy been changed to chemotherapy 1st now still waiting to see oncologist ,Absolutely terrified it's spreading anyone else waited this...
had a mammo tydy..nervous wreck
I have just had 3 malignant oestrogen positive lymph nodes diagnosed. They could not find the primary cancer but are almost certain it’s breast cancer. It did not show up on mammograms due to tissue density. This was just on Tuesday this week and I have...
Hi Everyone. Very new to this. I did put a message on the new board and a very lovely soul Latchbrook directed me over here. In July of this year (2024) I was diagnosed with Grade 3 HER positive tumour in my right breast. I won't bore with the "why...
As above trying to figure out all the options. Anyone here having started treatment?
Hello everyone, hope everyone is having a good day. I am 44 & i was diagnosed initially with high Grade DCIS with micro invasion. I opted to have a mastectomy as was told this was my best chance of being done with it once & for all. I had my mastectomy...
So, discovered a lump in left breast, reassured with 2 week referral from gp, reassured again with hospital visit at weekend, normal mammogram then 3d mammogram then further mammogram after 2 biopsies and marker inserted. Consultant appt received today...
Hi everyone, I found a lump in my left breast mid September and went to my gp who referred me to the breast clinic with an appt a week later. they did a mammogram and ultrasound which showed up calcifications and a swollen lymph node so they did a needle...
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