Hi There, I had a lumpectomy last week after waiting almost 4 months since scans and biopsies. Back in May I was told there didn't look to be an lymph gland involvement. 3 months in I am wandering if many people got told no lymph gland involvement still...
Since my mastectomy surgery 4 weeks ago I've had an infection and necrotic tissue added to an already stressful journey and my wound still hasn't entirely healed. Now my oncotype results have come through, and although I was expecting to have chemo from...
I am currently on Tamoxifen and suffering with severe hot flushes. Do these continue during the full treatment or will they get better?
I had a lumpectomy first and just finished chemotherapy! I knew I’d need further surgery before radiotherapy because they didn’t get a clear margin. But while weeks of dealing chemo I’d put next steps out of my mind! Whilst obviously still recovering...
Hi, After a Lumpectomy, I finished my chemotherapy treatment and I feel some lumps in my breast, it burns, my diagnosis was ES/PR positive HER2 negative, Grade 3, stage 2.
I have breast cancer stage 2, 2 lumps so need 7cm removed from my 36F breast. I have seen 3 surgeons, all suggesting different options and my head is exploding trying to decide which to go for. I dion’t want implants and I do want a breast.. surely there...
Hi just an update and I hope this text greets you well! The day for chemo arrived 31st August - it came and it went, as they are want to do! So here I am a week later ..... I'm feeling pretty ok on the whole, the wretched nausea passed after a few...
Hi, I had surgery and radio for dcis + invasive lobular and because oncotype high, about to start chemo and was wondering if anyone had advice. I’ll be having 3 cycles of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide every 3 weeks and then 3 cycles of docetexal...
Hi ladies, I hope you're all well. Just wanted to have a moan and feel sorry for myself! Was due second round of chemo this morning but woke up with a bright red and very hot boob. I'm about 11 weeks post surgery and had healed brilliantly with no...
Hello. I had breast cancer in 2020, aged 47. Had surgery, radiotherapy, and was prescribed Tamoxifen. I had further surgery last year to reduce non-cancer-breast down to the size of cancer-breast. All was well, or so I thought. Just had my third annual...
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