Hi good people, I was diagnosed via a mammogram in April with breast cancer and went through the second mammogram, ultrasound, biopsies etc, and follow up with consultant. Consultant was lovely, very kind and made me feel very at ease. No spread of...
I persist in getting cramps and muscle spasms. Oncologist said these are ' orphan' symptoms. As in things that happen, they don't understand why... Following on from chemo. Occurs for no known trigger. In getting it: Daily in chest/ rib cage. At least...
UPDATE - I eventually got a call back from the breast care nurses and they said that any non wired bra would do - it’s just something to support the existing breast after surgery so I’ll just get a cheap bra from somewhere. Thanks to everyone who has...
Hello, I have had a right mastectomy after diagnosis of high grade DCIS. The outcome has been great with 0/2 lymph nodes positive and no further treatment needed but ER 8/8 (84mm DCIS). I have now been offered endocrine treatment but because of my...
I have recently been diagnosed with grade 3 triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma which has spread to my lymph nodes. I have been booked in to have a ct scan tomorrow, a bone scan on Friday and an mri on Saturday this week. Has anyone had any of these...
Hi My mum's just been diagnosed a week and a half ago. Still waiting on scans but doctors think has spread to nearest lymph nodes. Initial investigations suggesting grade 2 not aggressive cells. She is really struggling to deal with the anxiety...
Hi everyone, I've been off on the sick since the start of the year after I got my diagnosis. My employer wants to have a welfare meeting with me + I've been informed, by the manager, that the emplo r wants to know why I've been off so long. On my sick...
Hi - I had surgery about 10 days ago to tackle an invasive grade 3 cancer area under my mastectomy scar plus it had spread to lymph nodes so had to have axillary clearance too. I’ve now got a golf ball / tennis ball sized swelling in my armpit which is...
Hi all, I’ve been following the current thread on recurrence rates for people who have been told that they have a high risk of recurrence. If anyone knows of a group or website that provides some positive vibes for those of us deemed to be of higher risk...
Hi, I have finished my primary treatment, but am still under oncologist for bisphosphonate infusion, plus am taking Anastrazole and having yearly mammogram. Am thinking of moving house, but would be to a new area 40 miles away. Realise that I would have...
