Hi I was diagnosed with cancer in December and so far have had the breast lump removed and two lymph nodes. Out of the two nodes taken one contained cancer and I'm therefore booked in to have all lymph nodes removed in a few weeks time. I found previous...
Hi all, its been about 4 weeks since my Radiotherapy and I have developed a sore rash and open wound under my breast, has anyone used a hydrocortisone cream before to help heal the sore?
I've just got my date for surgery - 24th May. I have already decided that I will not ever have re-construction. I have of course googled post mastectomy scars. I want to have as neat a scar as possible. Can I just tell that to my surgeon or do I just...
I have been on Letrozole for about three months, no unbearable side effects just the usual aches, stiffness, insomnia etc but over the last few weeks the skin on my face has literally started to fall off! It looks like severe psoriasis (which I have...
Hello dosent anybody know how long after surgery do you have radiotherapy I had surgery 10 weeks ago
Just back from the Dr's office and been advised to start TC chemo 23 May with 4 cycles for 3 weeks of Taxotere + Cyclophosphamide. I'm quite nervous about the side effects, especially permanent hair loss. Anyone had the same treatment and can tell me...
I am facing a bit of a dilemma. I have had a lumpectomy and reconstruction and I have just had another op as i do not have clear margins. The pathology results show that I am triple positive and the 60mm area that was removed was mainly high grade DCIS...
Opted for a mastectomy for my invasive ductal carcinoma and dcis .Had my surgery last week feeling ok .They said it was a grade 2 from the biopsy er positive her 2neg no nodes on ultra sound .Just asking when I get my full results the staging and grade...
I start TC chemotherapy in just over a week after having a lumpectomy and full node clearance for ER positive tumour. I'm bricking it as I'm basically a wuss and rubbish being ill - has anyone else been through TC chemo and can tell generally how they...
Hi I had my lumpectomy last October and follow up radiotherapy in the weeks before Christmas. Fortunately I had a low Onco score of 13 so thankfully I didn't need chemo. Initially I had a lot of fatigue, swelling , sore skin etc. but no too much pain...
