Hi everyone I finished chemo in mid Jan and last week had a blood test to look at my vitamin levels. Unrelated to cancer stuff and I thought was quite innocuous! But now they want to repeat them as my white cells and neutrophils are both borderline...
Hi everyone , I am Scheduled for lumpectomy next week and i was given a choice of being awake during surgery or putting me under general anaesthesia. Which is better? I don’t like the feeling of not being aware of what is going on and generally afraid...
Hi there, I am having a break from taking Anastrozole due to severe back pain. I have arthritis as it is but I have read that Anastrozole can cause permanent damage. So I just wondered if anyone else had similar problems ? Hugs x
Hello. I was diagnosed with grade 3 HER2 positive invasive ductal cancer and into lymph nodes last Tuesday. Have gone private through work as NHS scan date wasn't until 29th March and I'm going out of my mind until I know if it's spread. Had CT scan yesterday...
I have read so much information online about my diagnosis. I’m so scared and feel will I survive this . It’s ducal her2 triple negative- grade 3. Just read so many negative stories
Hi everyone, I am half way through my first chemo drugs this week. Bit of a milestone. I will then have another course before I have surgery as I have the triple negative kind of breast cancer. I just wondered if anyone knows how they decide whether the...
Had my operation on the 11th healing well and they have done an amazing job I have to say ,just waiting on my lymph node results now that will take another 2 weeks yet but so looking forward to the future hope you are all doing well x
Hi folks well that's me 5 years down the line post Breast Cancer. Today I received my letter saying my last result was satisfactory and that I am now discharged from the Breast services. I confess that I am unsure of how I feel about that. When you...
Good morning I am new to this chat as I’ve had a recent diagnosis of grade 2 breast cancer which requires a mastectomy early next month. I previously had DCIS 5 years ago and had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy then but unfortunately it’s come back. I’m...
So I'm 56, her2+. Er+ grade 3. I had a 23mm ductal carcinoma removed a few weeks back. Healing was traumatic as i ended up in hospital with sepsis for a week. Its still not a 100% but better than it was. I'm seeing an oncologist next Monday, I spoke...
