Hi I’m due to start chemo in the next couple of weeks. I’m 40years old with 2 small children and I am wondering if the cold cap is worth it. should I just take my hair off on mine and my families own terms or try and hold on to it for as long as possible...
Diagnosed with E positive BC on 7/4 after biopsy taken on 30/3. Was told on the 7th April - they were waiting on the HER result (would be another week) oh and I'd need a CT scan - despite this follow up was booked for 21/4/22. Anyhow - no contact regarding...
I’m new, Hi everyone. I was just interested to hear how people have got on with a nipple tattoo? I had a left breast mastectomy in December, with a reconstruction taken from my back muscle and lymph node removal at the end of January as it was present...
Thank god for the NHS routine mammograms! I've just been diagnosed with Grade 2 IDC - ER+. Stage inc HER2 to follow. Everything moving so fast and brain in whirl. Only two weeks since diagnosis, and now surgery and sentinal lymph nodes biopsy in 10 days...
Hi Everyone, thanks so much for listening, Following my lumpectomy for an E positive, invasiveNST BC 8mm tumour, ive been told they‘ve found cancer cells in the margins of the breast tissue and have suggested that I have more chemo after my radiotherapy...
I just got this diagnosis...there is also DCIS in the Focal ducts.
I'm now six weeks post finishing chemo ( 3x EC and 3x DC) and still have bone pains in my legs back and worst of all my ribs. Some days it feels it improving then it all seems to come back. Has anyone else had this problem post chemo?. Xx
Hey again sorry for posting again, Just wanted to also ask about waiting for an appointment after a referral from the gp My gp reffered me last Wednesday and its coming up 1 week tomorrow, is it normal to still not hear from them about an appointment...
Is anyone been or about to go through a double mastectomy that has any tips for me I am worried sick but have 4 daughters and feel I have to be strong for them and my husband so haven’t even cried I think if I start I won’t be able to stop
O am 5 weeks post mastectomy. Seeing the consultant tomorrow re. radiotherapy. I wasn't offered an immediate reconstruction at surgery. Is this because I needed radiotherapy? Also, how long would it be to have a reconstruction? Well, that is if I decide...
