Hi, I had a lumpectomy in October and this was followed up with radiotherapy in December/January, plus hormone therapy. Recently I have noticed tightness and pain on stretching my arm up, it’s in my underarm which I’ve been told is cording. I’ve also...
I had a lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy yesterday I was just wondering how long people were off work with this sort of thing and when did they drive.
Hi everyone. i was diagnosed with bilateral lobular breast cancer 28/022023. To say it was a shock is an understatement. just to let you all know how I am one year on. I had surgery on both breasts 3/4/2023. I was absolutely terrified. i was only...
Hiya going to start Abemaciclib this month. Just got my hair back ....Will I lose my hair again ? Anybody got any side effects? AJ
Exactly 2 years since diagnosed with ER+ and HER2+, and radiotherapy finished after lumpectomy for early stage cancer, no lymph nodes involved. No-one ever mentioned this could spread, I was under the stupid impression that as long as no lymph nodes...
hi there I am new to this forum . I have an invasive Ductal carcinoma in right breast stage 2 . I have 2 areas to be removed . Diagnosed in jan after a routine mammogram in October. Plan is surgery in both breasts . To remove the cancer and then a breast...
Had a mastectomy last year in one breast. Been called back after having an MRI on my other breast. I suspected I had cancer in this breast last year after being told something looked suspicious on the MRi. After having an ultrasound I was told it looks...
Confirmed grade 3, stage 3 IDC following recent lumpectomy on 17th Jan. Referred to oncology for adjuvant treatment and advised there’s a wait time of around 10 weeks. I am shocked! Is this normal?! I was upgraded from grade 2 so I’m understandably upset...
Hi I was diagnosed with 4cm grade 2 ER positive HER2 negative BC on 19th Jan 2024. I had an MRI last Friday and a second suspicious area by my nipple was found. This was not seen on mammograms or initial ultrasound. has this happened to anyone else...
HHi I had my appointment today and unfortunately it looks like I will be having an mastectomy. TBeforehand I will be having a ct scan probably next week or the week after to make sure it hasn't spread anyway else apart from the armpits and to know what...
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