First time posting on here. I was diagnosed with stage 2 HER2 + breast cancer (which spread to several of my lymph nodes in October 23. I began neoadjuvant chemotherapy at the beginning of December. I have just finished my 3rd Cycle of EC chemo (very...
Good morning I was told yesterday i have the above and need an MRI to confirm size then surgery , followed by 5years of hormone treatment . Has anyone had or got this type ? Bizarrely i feel soo much better knowing what it is. Jo
Back in August I was diagnosed with lobular er+ pr+ her- 2 areas of concern. I was put straight on tamoxifen and had a lumpectomy in October. November told that they removed the areas one was the lobular cancer and the other was dcis but they had found...
Hello everyone I am seeing radiologist next week and AM having bloods taken beforehand is this normal? I'm a very anxious person and this is my first time seeing radiologist after finishing chemo. Thank you x
Today I went back for a consultation with the breast surgeon, I already knew I had a malignant invasive carcinoma (B5) which was small 10 mm that I had to have removed, but I now know that the much larger area that was unknown is now not cancer but precancerous...
I was last seen by my consultant on 3rd January when he said he wanted input from the sarcoma team who are based at a different hospital. I understand he has emailed them twice, once before Christmas and once on 3rd January. Since then no news and the...
Hi there, I just wondered if anyone is on exemestane and what their experiences of it are. My concern is the reduction of white bloods cells and the risk of infection which I had thought I had put behind me following completion of herceptin , chemo...
I have micropapillary invasive ductal Grade 2 primary cancer in my left breast which is oestrogen receptor strongly positive and 3 tumors in the lymph nodes. I am so lucky to have an amazing surgeon and team who have listened to MY needs. So as the surgery...
Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I seem to be in between Breast and Endometrial! I'm having my third hysteroscopy this Friday for an endometrial thickening of 38mm. This is suspected as a result of the medication Tamoxifen which I have taken...
Hi all been on here a few times ..mainly commenting on others’ posts! Today I’m after some help! Having a blip this morning … Her+ & just finished my 6 cycles of chemo…. Advised I still have to have a mastectomy… had 3 options … go flat or, reconstruction...
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