Hi, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 IDC / DCIS in October. I have now had 2 ops (WLE / SNB in Oct and lateral mammoplasty in Dec). From some reading I found out about the link between Ashkenazi heritage and BRCA 2 gene mutations. I raised this with my surgeon...
Was just wondering how long people have to wait for chemo to start once your mastectomy is done? I’ve been told that it could be 2-3 months before I get an appointment with the oncologist to start chemo and it seems a long time to me? Has anyone else...
Hi all, I am looking to hear of your experiences with the weekly Paclitaxel chemo treatment. I have had Epirubicin every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. My reaction was feeling fine for the first 2-3 days, then feeling tired and groggy. I then had severe back pain...
Received the results today 3 weeks after Lumpectomy. Letrozole has worked well tumour had shrunk and margins were clear however Stentinel Lymph node was affected.Now need another op in couple weeks to remove more Lymph nodes. Not the news I wanted to...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experienced a red rash developing years after radiotherapy? I have developed a rash on the radiation site that started small but has spread over the last 6 months. I had a biopsy which was clear, and breast...
Dear All, I had a mastectomy on Friday 20th December and had my lymph nodes taken out. I had the first drain removed on boxing day and since than it wont stop leaking out where the drain was removed. The lovely nurses are coming out daily and redoing...
Hi all I have in the last 10 days had surgery for bowel cancer. All good and just waiting on results When I had my appointment with the surgeon he said they could see nodules on my breasts. I was told not to worry and I would be referred to the breast...
Hi everyone. I can't remember if I took today's Letrozole this morning. There's a chance I might have dropped it on the floor but I can't find it. Anyway, today's tablet is not in the packet. Common sense tells me I must have taken it. However, in case...
Hi i have lost most of my hair and wondered whether I should bother with cold cap for next chemo cycle on 30th Dec? I have coped ok with it with the last two cold caps as I had a lot of hair. Now more like Gollum. what is everyone’s experience?
Hi. I'm having a double mastectomy without reconstruction next week. Not sure if I'm overthinking everything, but trying to keep my brain busy by getting organised and wondered if anyone had any advice on whether I'll need a seatbelt protector for the...
