Left hand swollen. ( Left sided smx with node clearance Sept 2021). I've felt for a while my left arm is slightly bigger than my right and a bit puffy. Had it checked out ages ago but reassured all fine. In the last 24 hours my left hand is definitely...
Yesterday, my consultant confirmed that the operation I had two weeks ago found no more cancer. However, I am going to be having radiotherapy but it will be at a different cancer centre as we are moving north of where we currently live before I am ready...
Hi everyone, does anyone know where I could get some information on this type of breast cancer? It’s hard to find out much about it, although it is acknowledged that it exists on all the main reputable UK sites (including the Lobular Breast Cancer Charity...
Hi I have just started on my 2nd cycle of Docetaxel and my taste has still not reappeared which is so annoying , nothing tastes good everything is bland , will this come back , I have one more cycle to go after this , will I be waiting until I'm finished...
Hi all I couldn't have chemo last week as I was feeling so rough. I feel like such a failure and am fed up that chemo will now go on a week longer. I've had 3 x EC and 7 x Paclitaxel. Has anyone else experienced this? Regards Carolyn x
Hard to believe that one year has already passed since my diagnosis and treatment, had my first annual mammogram, anxious wait for results letter, came three weeks later and said my mammogram showed "no worrying features". Huge relief, though the wording...
Hi everyone, After six months on a neo-adjuvant trial of letrozole plus palbociclib, followed by two failed attempts at a lumpectomy plus some nodes removed, I have now been told I need a full mastectomy. The most recent MRI suggested the tumour was...
I had a 7 mm grade 1 stage 1 tumour removed in Nov 2021 (heavily hormone positive, her2 negative), since then 20 sessions of rdiotherapy and tamoxifen for 5 years (I'm 47 years old). I had a follow up appointment with my oncologist last week and he...
So home from hospital after masectomy.left breast .removal of 2lymph nodes.Still got drain in but feeling ok next appt 4 weeks hopefully got all sarcoma out.and won't need radiotherapy
I was diagnosed with triple negative grade 2 breast cancer about 10 days ago. I had my first oncology appointment yesterday and came away frustrated and upset. Maybe it was just that it was Friday afternoon but I felt the whole atmosphere was awful and...
