Hi is anyone taking Anastrozole and dealing with menopausal symptoms? What do you take to help alleviate the symptoms as I understand I can’t have HRT? Thank you
So my journey started 12th June after finding a lump while away end of May. 5 biopsies later, lots of ultrasounds and mammograms and here I am with no date STILL !!! I’m emotionally and physically drained and still trying to hold down a job as god knows...
After two years of letrozole and awful side effects I have started tamoxifen. I wish I had gone back on letrozole as one of the side effects I was concerned about was dizzy spells and headaches. I was sent for head scan. Everything ok. My doctor checked...
Hi all, I had my portacath inserted a few hours ago and I was wondering what to expect over the next 24 - 48 hours. It wasn't the most pleasant of procedures and my neck feels really weird. Sorry for the stupid question, but does the plastic tube they...
Hi there so today I was told I needed a full mastectomy on my left breast. Options to have implant or wait and have my own tissue used (tummy tuck). My head is all over the place, kind of knew this was coming but it’s not until you hear those words...
I had bilateral lumpectomies with SLE x2 1 week ago and recovering fairly well, how ever the sensation in my left armpit is quite different to the right. I have stinging, burning pain with loss of sensation in the arm pit and down the inside of my arm...
Hi all i don’t know where to start looking at information, mammogram, ultrasound, biopsies taken Friday, 1 lump 25mm another 7mm plus another possible in the armpit. told the larger is definitely cancer possibly the smaller also, surgery is also...
Hi all, I wonder if anyone could help me. I’ve had Stage 4 Lymphoma when I was younger and Thyroid Cancer in recent years and as a result of the intense radiotherapy I received, was given the opportunity to have a risk reduction mastectomy. Upon having...
Diagnosed with breast cance r in May. I had a lumpectomy in June and feel ok. I had 20 lymph nodes and only one was positive with cancer cell. My surgeon was very happy with my surgery that he ha s removed a the tumor and the margin around the tumour...
