I never imagined I’d be posting in this forum as I’ve fundraiser for Macmillan due to my parents both having cancer (dad sadly passed away in April ) Ive been so busy looking after dad I stupidly missed my screening mammogram in October and then have...
Hi, I was diagnosed on 18th September and I have an appointment with the consultant on 29th October. I have had to have additional biopsies and a vacuum assisted excision and am waiting for an MRI scan. The letter I have from the hospital stating I have...
Hello I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time last year and have had a mastectomy. I am taking letrozole and zoladex ? I was just wondering does anyone have any side effects my feet seem to ache and get very tired.
Hello all I am fully expecting to need full lymph node surgery on my left side as I have invasive ductal breast cancer that has spread to at least two lymph nodes. I am in the process of getting a newer more reliable car in place before my treatment...
Amelia has breast cancer which has got into her bones. Five three-week cycles in she is coping really well with the Capecitabine and Denosumab and you wouldn't really know that she is ill. We have a month holiday in South Africa booked in January and...
Hi, So I’ve posted a couple of times just recently. I have sciatica and am currently having chemotherapy, I had Docetaxl last Wednesday, , side effects are extremely fatigued, dizzy ,hip pain etc. I’m pretty much confined to my bed anyway as I find...
Next month I am having a second mastectomy and double reconstruction. Does anyone have any advice on recovery? Anything you couldn't do without or wished you had? I had the majority of my treatment during covid and didn't get to meet others going through...
Hi, I am 3 weeks diagnosed after a routine mammogram picked up an area of concern in my right breast. I had a recall to a breast centre where they carried out more mammograms, ultrasound of breast and armpit and took biopsies as they picked up a further...
Hi can anyone advise me I’m day 9 of first EC chemo and last night took last injection in my stomach for my immune system just woken up in awful pain it’s like pulsing through my body my jaw neck chest back lower back the worst and I have been a...
Hello I had sentinel lymph node biopsy last Thursday (3 nodes removed) and have been experiencing heaviness in my arm since Friday on and off. This seems a symptom of lymphedema. I noticed some swelling too where the lymph nodes have been removed...
