Hello. I found out at my 2 week wait apt I have breast cancer and they could see on the ultrasound it has spread to 3 lymph nodes inder my arm and they took biopsy samples at that time. I had a CT PET scan last week and have my appointment with the...
Hello, I had breast cancer and the treatment finished in 2022. I am on anastrozol following lumptectomy and radiotherapy. I moved to another country, where I get checked every year. However, it may be brain fog caused by medication, but I cannot remember...
Hi all, I am about to go on to CDK4/6 in a month or so after my radiotherapy finishes and possibly tamoxifen or the like . I have had a mastectomy and 10/17 lymph nodes tested positive for the dreaded ‘C’ . Stage 3 oestrogen receptor breast cancer - slow...
A week ago today I was told I had a encapsulated papillary carcinoma that I had caught early and would need surgery then radiotherapy. They did however do a deeper biopsy as the lump was large . Today I have been told it is an invasive triple negative...
Hi there I am facing a very difficult decision this week. I was diagnosed with breast cancer this year initial biopsies stage 1 18mm grade 2 er pr postive her2 negative was told don’t worry this is the most common and treatable cancer. After my lumpectomy...
Hi all I had a small lump removed 12mm in February stage 1 grade 3. Clear margins around lump and not in my lymph nodes but my Oncotype score came back as 79 start chemo next month has anyone had a score as high as this really worried because the discussions...
At last, a solution to the agony of late effects of radiotherapy last year. I had lumpectomy July 2025, radiotherapy September 2025 and sailed through it all, a bit of fatigue, but nothing I couldn’t cope with. Until February 2026, swollen, lumpy, hot...
I’m due to start chemo soon. The nurse said I might be a good candidate for cold cap as I have thick hair. She also suggested cold gloves and socks to help prevent neuropathy during treatment. Does anyone have any experience of this or views? Thanks
Has anyone stopped responding to chemo and had a positive outcome after other treatment? I’ve had five rounds of chemo for my weakly ER positive stage 2b cancer (only treatment I’ve had so far, no surgery and no radiotherapy yet). Today after several...
Hi has anyone got advice/experience of using cold therapy gloves & socks to help reduce peripheral neuropathy during chemo treatment. I am soon to start chemo next week & was wondering if should buy gloves & socks before treatment. Thanks
