Hi. I was referred for a nuclear medicine bone scan yesterday to check why I am experiencing rib pain two years post radical mastectomy. Although I am happy they're doing something I'm pretty scared to be having this scan. Mostly due to still not being...
I am 76 years old and have arthritis and other health issues. I was diagnosed in January and I'm have a local wide excision, including my nipple of left breast, and removal of the sentinel nerves. I drive an automatic. Is anyone in the group similar...
Hi wonderful ladies. I was diagnosed with stage 2 lobular breast cancer - HER 2 negative 8mx6mx8m inbetween screenings. I found a lump in right breast which was a cyst but whilst they carried out all full checks, found a suspicious mass in left which...
I have just come out the other end of chemotherapy and while my focus is now on my next stage of treatment, I also want to start to gain some normality and confidence in my life, which includes my appearance. I am trying to be patient with hair regrowth...
Hello, I finished chemo just over a month ago. I’m still on 3-weekly Trastuzumab. I’m having left breast conserving MICAP flap surgery on 7 March. In the last week I’ve been getting a buzzing/vibration sensation in my left breast area - it comes and...
Hi again. I had WLE and therapeutic mammoplasty over 5 mths ago following excision of a grade 3 tumour. Part of the wound on the affected breast broke down 2 weeks after surgery and a small 10p piece sized size hasn't healed since. At the breast clinic...
Hi everyone, Today will be treatment 11/15 and I’m just starting to see redness and a definate radiotherapy line on my breast. It doesn’t hurt and isn’t itchy and so far so good I guess. I’ve been slapping E45 on. However, I was told at my review...
Morning All, I'm just about to start letrozole and abemaciclib tablets (150g). I have previously had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy so the tablets are hopefully to stop anything coming back. I'm really anxious about the side effects of this next stage...
Newly diagnosed, will be having mastectomy. All of a dither about reconstruction. Running and swimming are very important to me both as fitness and social activities. Anyone have any comments about sport with or without reconstruction? (i'm 61 size...
Hi everyone. I am almost halfway through paclitaxel chemo and I'm starting to think about upcoming radiotherapy. Does anyone know how the number of treatments are decided? I know that some have 5 sessions and others 10 -15 sessions and to be honest, 5...
