Wondering if anyone has been offered annual MRI instead of mammograms for post menopausal dense breast tissue? Feeling very fobbed off as this MDT have refused for me despite finding a cancerous lump myself that even ultrasound classed as probably benign...
Hi, I’m new here and very confused! I have a hard, fixed 3cm lump in my breast with nipple retraction. I had a contrast mammogram and ultrasound last week and biopsies taken. The doctor told me then that this was cancer but isolated and my lymph nodes...
After 3 lots of surgery for dcis it was found the margins weren't clear so next course of treatment is mastectomy. Not sure if chemo or radiotherapy until after lymph node results come back. I got t my date for mastectomy in 2 weeks. Not at my local...
Hi all, I thankfully had a lumpectomy (left breast) and susequent radiotherapy finished last December (2021) and am now on Hormone Therapy Letrozole. For the last 5 weeks I seem to be suffering from IBS. I have been regular all my life until now. Has...
I all I had my first chemo yesterday got a pattern of 8 to go through felt ok afterwards still feel a little bit out of sorts any tips will be appreciated having to take anti-sickness tablets etc many thanks love to all
I had a grade 2, stage 2, ER/PR/HER2+ and HER2- invasive ductal breast cancer diagnosis in Jan 2021, mastectomy (curative) in March 2021, EC-T chemo from May to Sept 2021, with a year of Herceptin (trastuzumab) injections. I was put on Letrozole Oct 2021...
Hi all, I’m newly diagnosed & just had pathology back which shows Grade 3 IDC 29mm er+ I also had extensive DCIS. Had mastectomy but dreading thoughts of what is coming down the track next! Anyone in a similar position - I’m assuming I will need chemo...
Hi, I've got to meet my oncologist today. He was okay, I wish he would've been more of the caring type and not so detached. He said my cancer will be treated as a TNBC. And the course will be 4 cycles of Carboplatin (every 3 weeks) and Taxol (every...
Hi my name is Robyn and I’ve just started chemo treatment today I’m just wondering when the cap is removed is there something you can use to get rid of the Conditioner in your hair after the cap has been taken off T.I.A.
I have had a Double Mastectomy, my biggest fear was not waking up. I had the Mastectomy , woke up , had good movement and returned to normal pretty quickly I've just had a Hickman line inserted and met a lady in the room who told me she just had a peg...
