Hi I am.now going into my third week on Letrezole ,have had terrible sore throat for the last week. Has anyone else had this ?
Hello. I am on my third operation for breast cancer. After the first one they found aggressive cancer and after the second dcis. I’ve been asked to choose between lumpectomy with whole nipple removed (plus radiotherapy) or mastectomy. Has anyone else...
Hello I’d love to hear your experience of Abraxane aka Nab-Paclitaxel. Any tips, advice, how it was for you, etc etc Thanks x
Just finished 3 cycles of FEC and I am week after DPT and feel so differently. can someone share your experience. this is my first post on here. Not really sure where to start
Hi All I had mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. I am 6 weeks post op and still having problems. My incision won’t close up so I have a hole in the centre . My consultant has seen me every week since the surgery and tried various things and different...
I had my lumpectomy and sentimental node removal on 16th February. Just had an appointment through to see a different consultant for my follow up on 15th March, so 4 weeks after the surgery. I believe all being well (clear margins and nodes hopefully...
Hi I'm new, and a bit shy with online communication, I tend to overthink things, I'll try not to. I had surgery to remove a lump a few weeks ago, I have been very lucky, I found the lump very early, almost by accident. Today I will get my results on whether...
Hi, I’m beginning 15 days of radiotherapy tomorrow - quite nervous tbh. I’m quite active and since my mastectomy have managed to get back up to my 4 miles a day - I’m really hoping I can carry this on, even if it’s slightly less. How have you all found...
Hello 54 yrs old. Went to the GP with lumps under my arm. Sent to breast clinic 6th March 2023 where they carried out ultra scan, mammogram and biopsy. Returned to the hospital last Wednesday, 15/03/23 to be told I have a stage 1 16mm invasive ductal...
Hi, has anyone had any problems with the back of their upper arm after SLNB? My wound on breast and under armpit are healing well (10 days post op) just a little bit of discomfort but the skin on the back of my arm and under the armpit is ultra sensitive...
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