Hi I'm due surgery tomorrow for lumpectomy and node removal. I had a small cut on my knuckle I did last Thursday, it's healed over but I'm scared I might knock it and open the cut and they will cancel the operation. My heart is pounding and feel so anxious...
I had my routine mammography follow up yesterday. Just wondering if there was something showing up, how quickly does the breast unit contact you. I suppose no new is good news.
I had a mastectomy two years ago and I have written here before about the pain and stiffness in my joints which I thought could be caused by taking Letrozole.. I saw a Musculoskeletal specialist and he referred me for pain management. I then had a phone...
I had a mastectomy two years ago and have been on Letrozole for over a year. Since then I have developed severe pain in my knees and stiffness in my joints. I am 84 and and was very active before I began taking Letrozole . I suppose at my age I would...
Hi ladies, I am looking to see how long shedding lasts after your last chemo treatment if you used the cold cap. I am on AC-T and am now on paclitaxel and so far shedding is the same as on AC. Love to know how quickly it stopped and how you all coped...
Hello Spoke to Macmillan helpline yesterday as have had a rough couple of days and my mental health suffering. Worried about knock on effects of all this on my preexisting anxiety and depression. She advised me that I can ask team to do holistic health...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago. I am due to have a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph nodes removed next week. As long as nothing is found in the lymph nodes ( ) I'll go on to have radiotherapy and hormone therapy. I've soooo many worries...
Hi. Please can anyone who has had a PET scan share why they had it and what it showed up for them? I had one on Thursday. I already know I have stage 3 breast cancer. I see an oncologist next Thursday for my treatment plan. Thank you. Xx
Hello I just wanted to let anyone who is waiting for their first chemo session and feeling anxious about it know that yesterday I had my first one and actually it wasn't nearly as bad as I had convinced myself it was going to be! I had two drugs injected...
Hi I was diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer a couple of months ago and the are doing a single mastectomy in less than 2 weeks. Really I'm just after advice and tips so I know what I have in store during the op and recovery. Thanks
