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I should have said that I’m having a lot of breast pain. It’s been much worse since the biopsy. Wondering if anyone else has the same as it’s making me worry. 

Ruby x

Hi there

I really feel your pain.  

i was diagnosed on Weds - her2 positive, hormone negative and my treatment plan is chemo x 6 over 18 weeks then surgery then radiotherapy.

i wasn’t given a choice really just told this was what they recommended - seems usual pathway for her2. 

I'm all over the place, scared witless, with it s as ll to be honest.  

have found an amazing Facebook group - 

Breast Cancer Support (Uk)

xx

Hi there.  I had my biopsies 3 days ago and breast is swollen, bruised and hurts.  This is such a worrying time isn’t it.

Good to know we are not alone and there’s lots of wonderfully strong people on this site to help.  X

Hi lovely , im also Her 2 positive but my treatment plan first surgery then chemo radio and adjuvant therapy. Its depends on cancer size , mine its between 7mm to 10 mm as per ultrasound and MRI. Cant wait for 12 th March to take out this from my breast. Please keep in touch how you manage chemotherapy xxxx 

Hi lovely , i had my biopsy two weeks ago and my breast still all in bruise and tender  . This is very normal as we had few biopsies taken at the time . Its the most difficult time to wait for results i will get mine tomorrow 1 st March as for now mine first biopsy brought diagnosis 7 mm breast cancer and MRI confirmed 10 mm . What else i will get tomorrow its a very challenging time for me at the moment. We keep in touch x

Hi , as soon you see your doctor he will give you all information about your cancer , stage and grade its very important. I can reassure you Her 2 positive it’s curable and doctor will give you treatment plan. You will receive letter from GP with every single appointment and you will know every single step of your diagnosis and treatment plan.Chemo its our key treatment no matter how its sounds scary we will do it we have to , we dont have a choice. At the moment you in waiting game and this is the most hard time , as soon you start your treatment it will go day by day once at the time X Zana 

Sending lots of love to you Ruby. I’m just finished chemo 4 AC 12T and it’s tough but doable. They really take side effects seriously and will prescribe whatever you need. It’s not nice but you’ll get through it too. My breast was v sore after my biopsy last year - very bruised and tender. 

all I can say is try to go day by day - I found thinking of the whole thing made me so overwhelmed. Thankfully treatment is excellent these days so best of luck and mind yourself xx

Hi Ruby, I have triple negative breast cancer which was diagnosed in October and am coming to the end of 4 months of chemotherapy prior to surgery, I was terrified at the start particularly about the chemo. 4 months on I have one session left and have had a complete response with  indications being that the tumour has gone. The chemo has not been as bad as I feared, the nurses and oncologist are very  good at listening to me about all the SE and helping keep me as comfortable as possible. There are challenging days and it is a tough journey but you will get through it and there is a lot of support out there.

Best wishes

xx

Hi all, thanks for your messages. For some reason I couldn’t get logged in so it’s taken me ages to reply.

I think my tumour is about 2cm and they want to try to shrink it down before surgery. I’m feeling a bit more positive today but concerned about the HER2.

The consultant is phoning tomorrow morning to confirm chemo first and then I guess it’s out of my hands. I’m having 6 cycles, 3 weeks apart of EC-T and it’s the chemo that is really worrying me. Seeing how other people have got through it is comforting.

Im also having to think about work. Has anyone worked through it? Even for a while? I need to get everything organised and I’m not sure what I need to ask for.

Its so good to talk, thank you all,

Ruby x