Hi everyone, I'm new here. I will get my biopsy results on Thursday, however my mammo gram and ultrasound were M5, U5 so I’m expecting the worst. I’m trying to stay positive and not worry but it’s so hard. Love and best wishes to you all.
Hi I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes biopsy last Monday. I already had a family holiday booked for December to Caribbean. Has anyone gone on holiday in between surgery and waiting for radiotherapy to start.
Dear All, I wonder if anybody can help me I am 10 Months post breast cancer and have been on both anastrozole and tamoxifen. Tbh I have found them both hard and currently are just about managing to take 10mg of tamoxifen, which I’m hoping is better...
Just about to start taking this medication and reading people's side effects it sounds awful. Has anyone taking this and starflower oil to help at same time.
Does anyone have experience of dendritic.cell therapy and whether it works? I have been looking at the immacura website which suggests that dendritic cell therapy is an option for secondary breast cancer but I can’t tell if it is real or it’s a scam....
I have my axillary node clearance results this afternoon and I'm sat in my garden counting down the time to call an Uber. I've told everyone that no-one is expecting bad news which is true but I'm secretly terrified. What if today is the day I find out...
Hiya I've just started on Docetaxel after EC. EC was tough as first very sicky,I thought Docetaxel was going to be better but 6 days in its hit me I ache in every part of my body. My gums are really sore and my head hurts anyone else suffering? ...
I was diagnosed in early September with Grade 1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma ER/PR Positive. On 19th September I had a wide local excision with lymph node biopsy. Went back for the results and was told they hadn’t taken enough in the excision so needed further...
Hi everyone, Just wanted to find out if any of you have asked to change consultant surgeon to avoid a delay in treatment and in the hope to be operated on sooner? I met mine today for the first time and she seemed abrupt and not very warm. I was diagnosed...
Will be starting Radiotherapy on 16th November and Leuprorelin acetate injections - just wondering if anyone has any experience of above to help prepare myself more.??
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