Hi I have had two wide excisions and a sentinel node biopsy . Results came back as DCIS grade 3 and 2 mm IDC Er+ and HER2 + . A further tissue sample has been sent for a second opinion. My first oncology meeting advised radiotherapy 5 sessions and Letrazole...
Hi, anyone felt sick while taking this tablet ?
Hello! New here and grappling with a fairly recent diagnosis of DCIS. I'm still waiting on the final results of my third biopsy to find out how wide-spread the area of DCIS is, and whether I will actually have any say in the treatment options (I have...
Hello all, I’m due 18 sessions of radiotherapy in the not too distant future. I do not have dates yet as I am still waiting for my oncology appointment. I have been told that I will have to go to Mount Vernon Hospital for the radiotherapy. This is two...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal on the 17th January. I got the results today and I have triple negative breast cancer and they didn’t get a clear margin with the lumpectomy and. 1 lymph node also tested positive. I’m now going to be having...
Hi after having diep flap surgery March 2022 . 12 rounds of chemo then 5 radiotherapy sessions . I have been left with a rock hard breast and extreme nerve pain and damage. Has anybody had similar reactions as l am mentally drained now . After trying...
Today I’ve been told that I have breast cancer with lymph node involvement, spread to mammary gland and I have spinal mets. While the treatment for breast cancer looks good, the life expectancy for e spinal mets is awful. I can’t get my head around the...
Hi so I had my lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed 5th Jan. My results were that it was a grade 2 which hadn’t spread to lymph nodes and I had clear margins. It’s a ductal hormonal cancer and my MacMillan nurse called last Friday to say it’s going to have...
My mum's chemotherapy finished in December, her radiotherapy finished on 16th of Jan. She thinned a lot but managed to keep some of her hair. My mams hair is now clearly growing back at a quite impressive rate, I know this may sounds trivial to some but...
Having had full bloods last week for an annual review with the GP. My oncologists today has thrown me into a bit of a panic! No need to wait then she said, so Abemaciclib being delivered to me tomorrow and Zolendronic acid booked for 22nd Feb. Please...
