I am having a picc line fitted before I start chemo for breast cancer in 10 days. What are people’s experience of this as I am having second thoughts about it doing?
After having a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed, a few weeks ago I was told I was clear from breast cancer and as you can imagine, I was ecstatic. However, a week ago I found a red scaly, flat lesion underneath the same boobs I had the lumpectomy. I...
I have just been diagnosed with DCIS & am really a bit numb. More biopsies next week to ascertain the size so that a decision can be made about lumpectomy or mastectomy. Both of which sound scary to me at the moment. How long after a lumpectomy are...
Hi guys, I am having treatment for breast cancer, (had op) radiotherapy later in the month. But my husband is also waiting for his op for prostate cancer. He seems to be getting worse and in more pain every day. I am struggling holding onto my own strength...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago and was told that it hadn’t spread to the lymph nodes. It was receptive to hormone treatment and I was told not to worry and that I could live many years. However, a recent scan showed that...
I had a lumpectomy in 2022 and started on letrozole as my lump was oestrogen positive. Since then I struggled with weak muscles and my vaginal prolapse got worse so I had a cystocele and rectocele about a year ago. Then I had to have a uterine polyp removed...
Hi, My mum will be starting treatment for stage 1 HER2 positive breast cancer. She will be getting 6 cycles (every 3 weeks) of carboplatin/docitaxel and Herceptin. I am looking to see if anyone has been on this protocol - what their experience of...
Hi. I've recently had surgery to remove a second breast after 18 years being cancer free. Also auxiliary lymph nodes clearance. I'm currently having 6 rounds of chemotherapy and having a rough time after the first time. What I'm confused is the doctors...
I am having a mastectomy next Wednesday. My surgeon said I would leave with two drains in for a week. Is this normal my friend who had same op didn’t have this . He was so matter of fact and not friendly at all gave me no reassurance about the op. Any...
I'm just about to start adjuvant chemo next week on a 12 x weekly Paclitaxol followed by 4 x 2 weekly EC for breast cancer. I know everyone is different but I am wondering what to expect. there is a lot of information on the drugs the other way round...
