I’m really confused. Just had my last chemo cycle and need to decide which hormone therapy route to go down. Am 45, premenopausal. Oncologist and nurse raving about E&Z but already have dodgy joints and read that periods can return in 5 years if under...
Hi all I had a double mastectomy and reconstruction with implants on 1st September, my left side has healed beautifully, but I have poor healing on the right side. It’s not very big ( only 3cm ), however, Ive now got to have more surgery to correct...
Hi all, I am 43 and my chemotherapy will start on 3rd November. I need your help and opinions on wigs. Which one is best and where can I get it? Is it better to shave my hair before the treatment starts? I’ve type 2 diabetes so how does this treatment...
Hello. Does anyone happen to know if Abemaciclib is available yet in Scotland for primary breast cancer? At my last oncologist appointment I was told it wasn't available, but I'm wondering if that has changed. Tha nks.
I am due to start chemo on wednesday.I just wondered about how long your first session lasts.My mother in law is coming with me & wondered if it's best for her to drop me off then pick me up,she says she wants to wait for me but not sure if it's going...
Hi warriors! A quick turnaround, on Tuesday I was called in to my local hospital for pre-chemo treatment and this morning I’m starting the treatment! I’m a bit nervous but also looking forward to starting! I feel like I’ve been waiting forever despite...
I had my lumpectomy yesterday which wasnt anywhere near as bad as I expected but I'm sure the wound isn't where the surgeon said it would be, in fact it's the opposite side of my breast from where he initially said it would be. Also I was expecting a...
This is my second time around because I had 6 pretty awful months of chemo 25 years ago. Fast forward and I have a different kind of breast cancer in the same breast. One mastectomy later and I’m about to start chemo. I’m having the same chemo as last...
Mum was diagnosed with a 1.2cm Er+ Grade 2 Breast Cancer in March. She was unable to have surgery due to a recent blood clot so started on Letrozole. By June the tumour was down to 0.9cm. By August she was off blood thinners and consented to surgery....
Hi ive been quite quiet n this forum but getting more nervous now and feel it’s be nice to chat to others in the same position. I’ve had two surgeries lumpectomies and lymph node removal, positives are it hasn’t spread, negatives are I now am thought...
