Hi everyone hello . Just have breast cancer operation on both breast in JuneI'm I'm starting radiotherapy this Thursday but I'm worried sick about taking tamoxifen there are so many side effects . It said I can't take turmic also there are risk when taken...
Does anyone else feel alone and want to scream at things people say…. People say you’re strong you’ve got this. You’ll smash it…. I want to scream …. How do they know this because mentally I’m struggling with the ups and downs of treatment, mastectomy...
I'm about to have EC number 3 (dreading it as SE awful) then I'm scheduled Docetaxel x 4. I've read SE of paclitaxel are less and as a single mum of twins this appeals to me!! I'm not sure if my oncologist would let me switch, but has anyone got opinion...
Hi my 1st outpatient appointment tomorrow after being referred by breast screening department. The nurse at breast screening mentioned that they will probably give me a date for my lumpectomy at this appointment. Did this happen to any else please.
I have annual screening as I am classed as very high risk for developing breast cancer (BRCA equivalent). Last year they found a lump just behind my nipple but were happy to watch it as it looked benign. This year it’s grown from 1.7 to 2.2mm so we agreed...
I have my first mammogram on Monday having completed all the treatment. I'm a bit nervous in case they find anything. Has anyone else had a problem after the first mammogram?. Thanks xx
Has anyone refused any treatment? I've had surgery and chemotherapy. The effects are horrific. I'm supposed to have radiotherapy and tamoxifen. I don't want either. I'm done. I have never been so unwell.
Just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Caught it early at a routine mammogram app. My 1st appointment with consultant is 11th October. What happens at this appointment.? Roughly how long till surgery radiotherapy therapy etc. Thank you.
Hi all so, I hadn’t given the lymphoedema issue much thought at all, even though they rammed home how hard this is to treat when I had my anc. I’ve been so focused on my relapse stats and high risk prognosis that it didn’t really register. Anyway...
Aside from being told I had this when went for biopsy results by the doctor saying when I sat down "Well as cancers go..." which shocked the life out of me, he also made it seem really minor and insignificant. However in the letter I later received it...
