Hi all, I'm new to BC, I'm new to the forum so let me know if I've just put this whole thing in the wrong place. Lol! So I'm 48, I received my diagnosis last Thursday, 3 bumps, one is not invasive, one is invasive, the other is a mystery which will...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer, as it has spread I will not be offered a lumpectomy or mastectomy. mI am currently receiving EC chemotherapy and I have noticed that after the chemo I get tingling or sometimes a dull ache in my breast and...
i am recently diagnosed and getting a treatment plan for a mastectomy and implant. I’ve been told the implant can be placed in front of the muscle or behind it. Does anyone have experience of either? Any info on the pros and cons of each would be helpful...
I was diagnosed with grade 2 HER- es and pr + IDC in August, I had no lump to feel, it was picked up on ultra sound. The size was unclear on the the ultra sound scan so I went for a MRI scan that showed a 2 cm area, along with other areas affected including...
Hi, how do you control the crazy making thoughts going on. I am due to start Chemo in three weeks and feel like I’ve already climbed that cancer mountain to get here and yet expect the really hard part hasn’t even begun yet? Half my brain is either...
I had my hair cut short last week in preparation for the big fallout. Since then I've had a painful scalp. No product was used but that's how it feels. Is this the start of me loosing my hair?
Hi I am feeling very tired over the last week or so and I haven't had my op yet! As soon as I sit down I sleep for about 2 hours. Is this normal? Xx
Hi I was diagnosed with stage one lobular breast cancer in April 2021. I started taking letrozole in June 21 just before I started radiotherapy in July 21. I’ve had of couple of urine infections in the past few weeks and am needing to go to the loo...
I had my first chemo yesterday, wasn’t so bad but later on I had a pounding sore head. Woke this morning it was mild. Just been on here reading about triple negative and surgery. I was told mines is 7cm and looking at others been a lot smaller and getting...
HI - I have the above booked for Tuesday this week and thought I was being practical and brave about it all, but as I was trying to go to sleep last night, I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing down my checks. Suddenly scared of being in the hospital...
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