I was diagnosed with breast cancer 23 January. 6 months of chemotherapy. Double mastectomy and ovaries and tubes removed. Then had tamoxifen. Now waiting for results Monday 23. Never had radiotherapy or injections. Should I have?
So after 12 long weeks, I’ve finished my IV chemo and rang the bell to celebrate the end of that treatment. Now the scaniexty waiting for scans and results, then onto my next chapter. HOPE for the future is what’s keeping me going and just taking every...
Its been a long time coming - 7 weeks! but finally have my follow up post surgery tomorrow. I have ER + PR + and HER negative. I will definitely have to go back in tamoxifen for 5 years - yuk Cold turkey straight off HRT & Radiotherapy Firstly...
Hi All i have just finished my chemo 3 weeks ago, last 3 sessions being Docitaxal my legs are very achy and weak just using stairs or waking up hill really hurts and I have to stop. I consider myself fit or at least I was before my treatment, I...
Hi, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal cancer stage 1; ER+ PR+, Her2 negative, last week. I’m having my op for lumpectomy next week and had injection of dye for lymph node removal and biopsy. Today a mag seed inserted. Later radiotherapy and hormone...
Does anyone have any experience of fat grafting to even up breasts after a LICAP flap operation? My consultant is keen, I feel I need to know more about it on a real-life level. Anyone know how the areas where the fat has been removed will look afterwards...
Hi All, I hope you are all doing well. I've been on tamoxifen for a couple of months and still having my regular periods. Is this normal? I was diagnosed with ER and PR positive cancer in July. Is anyone else still having periods on this medication...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer on the 21st August , I battled to get my MRI brought forward from 6 weeks to 4 weeks. I then battled to get my results back from a 5 week to 4 week wait. Then when I went for results it’s a whopper...
Hi all so lucky that I only need adjuvant radiotherapy and letrozole for the next 5 years however it has been rather a long way to get to this stage including a lung biopsy and removal of a kidney for renal cancer. this has all taken 14 months of waiting...
Hi Guys, Just finished chemo. Am excited to get healthy again and wondered if anyone had advice on vitamins/ supplements that helped them in general. Have also been rubbing castor oil onto the bald head and now have a Sinead O’Conner shaved head look...
