I’ve been to hospital this morning for my follow-up appointment after surgery. I had a mastectomy - two grade 2 tumours - and sentinel node removal/biopsy on the 13th June. I’ve been doing so well, recovery wise, but this morning’s appointment has completely...
Hello, My mum (late seventies) has just been diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer, tumour area is approx 5cm. No spreading to lymph nodes showed up in scan. She's been put on hormone therapy, and been told best treatment is mastectomy, potentially...
Hi - does anyone on Letrozole experience back pain? Any advice would be appreciated.
I posted earlier this week with regards to a seroma that wouldn't stop leaking and now my wound has opened up. Infact there are two holes in it - one about a 1cm and another smaller one. I can see right into the tissue below and it is completely freaking...
Hi Does anyone still have pain after this time. My breast still aches at armpit and chest wall. Like it is bruised. Aches after doing anything repetitive. Any advice would be gratefully received. Has anyone tried lidocaine apatches?
Like so many of use before BC I was happily taking HRT and felt bloody marvellous! Fast forward two years and I am taking letrozole, my cancer was large mulit-focal and whilst only a stage 2 after the mammoplasty they said if they'd have know how widespread...
I had a mastectomy in September I had my results yesterday I had stage 3 45mm lump and 3 lymph nodes removed all come back clear my treatment plan is chemotherapy and radiotherapy but I don’t want chemo has anyone declined chemo with triple negative breast...
Hi just wanted to know the side effects from radio as I'm starting in 2 wks time. Also finding it hard to sleep.
I’m due to start radiotherapy tomorrow but I’ve developed a cough and I’m worried I won’t be able to keep still. What can I do about this?
I'm 41 year old who recently had a lumpectomy. I ggot the needle biopsy results on the 13 Sep. I was told it is a grade 2 cancer. MRI also said it is a Grade 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. I had a doctors appointment a week after the surgery and...
