Hi, I have a lobulated carcinoma approx 9.5 cm & am having a mastectomy on 17th March. I am sudden;y feeling this soreness & discomfort over the rribs behind the breast, in line with the axilla. My CT was clear, but I feel really worried about this...
Sorry, I've put this in the wrong place til now... Was diagnosed with Breast Cancer end of March. Had surgery to remove tumour and a lympth node just over three weeks ago. Stage 1, T2, Grade 3. Ductal Carcinoma Invasive, oestrogen receptive, Her2 positive...
Hi everyone, I am back for surgery 9 June as positive margins. I had round block (cut around areola), has anyone had this done for 2nd time? It healed really well, but worrying about 2nd surgery. I hope everyone is having a good Bank Holiday, and...
What are avid cervical lymph nodes, mediastinal lymph nodes and paraaortic lymph nodes? They shown up in my PET CT scan as active and enlarged. What does that mean? What causes that? Should I worry? Background - Breast cancer diagnosis ten years ago...
Hi I had a lumpectomy to remove a 9mm lump and an area of DCIS a month ago. When I saw the surgeon last week she said that one of the 2 sentinel lymph nodes removed showed micro metastases so because of this, and the fact that it's triple negative breast...
How do you even make a decision about which surgery to go for? I’m high risk so a lumpectomy or single mastectomy will mean I’ll still have the risk, but recovery time is quicker to move on to the next phase of treatment. If I opt for a double then the...
My treatment plan currently is chemotherapy, surgery then radiotherapy but now with mutation I’m not sure what is going to happen. I would like to have a double mastectomy now at point of surgery but just don’t know about reconstruction. I’ve also read...
LHi Hope everyone is doing OK,, I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself today but sure will be back on form tomorrow. I had my first pac week last Friday and reacted badly to it twice. Saw the oncologist and tried a different one last Friday nun-pac rhis...
Oh wow felt great after Docetaxal and Phesgo injection, thought yep I can deal with this Better than EC. Then bang start the Filgastrim injections and every thing hurts, skin, muscle, bones, it’s like constant period pains all over your body, can’t get...
Morning all, awake since 4.30 and up at 5am, anyone else having trouble staying asleep? Just had cycle 2 of dose dense chemo (4xEC then 4 x paclotaxil) waiting for my hair to drop out (I've already shaved it 3 weeks ago) I'm finding these early mornings...
