Hi , I wondered if anyone had any experience with receiving news that they had more than one lump in the same breast? I have IDC grade 2, ER+,PR+, HER2- 12mm confirmed through biopsy but Breast MRI confirmed a 2nd 9mm lump hiding behind it. Unable to...
Hi all I am.triple positive BC diagnosed end December 2022 surgery 7 February 23, treatment started 3 May 23, I’ve had 3 sessions of Docetaxel, Carboplatin and 2 Herceptin injections but due to various issues the first, second and now forth have been...
Hi there. I am seven weeks out of radiotherapy after lumpectomy and bi lateral mammoplasty. Over the last couple of days I have been experiencing really sharp pains in the side of the lympectomy. They are like a needle stabbing me and then goes away....
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone who has been on trastuzumab emtansine had side effects of a swollen eye and if so how did you deal with it. My eye is swollen inner upper lid. Thanks
Hi, I am new here getting use to the best forum to chat on. In brief I have undergone surgery-lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal, chemo and radiotherapy. Stage 3 hormone receptive and had spread to 1 in 3 in underarm too. I have started...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing ok. I've had my mastectomy and implant reconstruction now and received initial results back from the surgeon. My nodes/margins are clear but I did have largely high grade DCIS and a small 2mm of invasive ductal...
After being diagnosed with breast cancer I was given the opportunity to have IVF to freeze my eggs, the process did not work with the time I was given. The hospital have asked if I wanted to try it again and postpone chemotherapy for another month. I...
On the 16th June I finished 10 days of radiation therapy. I am taking tamoxifen for at least 5 years. I had a lumpectomy and 8 lymph nodes removed. They said they are confident they got all the cancer. But I am sure I can feel a new lump. It’s deep inside...
Hi there, what is usual timeline for first mammogram after lumpectomy and radiotherapy? I guess breast tissue has changed considerably so assume they’d do one so they have a baseline to work from??
I was having dental treatment when i was originally diagnosed with breast cancer, i stopped the tredtment as i had four ops, chemo and radio znd just had enough going on. This year i reztarted the dental treattreatment however it was a different dentist...
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