Hi Everyone Despite trying to be positive & hope for a lumpectomy I was told last week that the best way forward is a mastectomy. Since then I have gone from absolute panic to some sort of acceptance and then back to panic again! I have already had...
Hi all I am 70 years old . I have been diagnosed with Grade 2 Invasive ductal carcinoma. ER 8/8 and PR 4/8. Invasive tumour 39mm Whole tumour 55mm plus 1 node 15 mm tumour. I’ve had my surgery 4 weeks ago . Left wide local excision in left breast plus...
Hi all, I am just on my way home from the Royal Marsden who are conducting this trial. They are still recruiting to it. If you Google ‘Track-ER’ breast cancer Royal Marsden, you should get all the details re: eligibility etc. It is particularly useful...
I had a lumpectomy a year ago and lymph glands removed followed by radiotherapy. I was put onto Letrazole initially which made my joints ache and pains in my abdomen. I then went onto Anastrazole I have been on it for about 6 months. I amnow having...
Hi guys, I am starting Docetaxel (Taxotere) at 2pm tomorrow. I have been given steroids to start 24hrs before - I took that literally and took a dose at 2pm. It then says morning and night on the bottle. i am slightly confused if I should be taking...
Hi, I’m quite new here and am 6 days out from mastectomy and 2 nodes removed. Still very painful but my question is , is it normal to feel ‘ bubbling along the incisions’. Keeps happening every now and then like liquid running through .
Do to have my first bone density infusion tomorrow along g side my chemo , how has everyone felt after this treatment .
Hi , had lump removed from my breast in June, started chemo comeing up to my 6th my scar has started to get very ichy and sore is this normal part off the healing process .
Good evening everyone, I'm having a portacath insertion next week and very scared of this. Can someone tell me what's the procedure to having it done and does it hurt. My cancer nurse is off since Christmas and all the other nurses keep telling me to...
Hi everyone, I'm in the very early stages of my breast cancer treatment pathway. I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed for testing last Tuesday, I was in and out in the day and on the hole the procedure has been described as a success. The incision...
