Hi I woke up this morning with a red saucer shape rash under my left breast, with a slight mark under my right too. The cancer is in my right breast. it is itchy and I must have scratched it in the night and made it a little sore but skin not broken...
This is my treatment plan, starting in 3 or 4 Weeks time. Anyone else done this please?
Hi - I am another newly diagnosed person who didn’t really want to join this club. I’ve read some of the messages and although I don’t usually join forums it seems friendly and helpful. I am lucky to have lots of good friends and family but don’t want...
Hi I’ve been on Tamoxifen fir a few months and am having radiotherapy at a different hospital. The oncologist there has suggested to my gp that I change antidepressants as it doesn’t mix well with Tamoxifen. I’m a bit worried about changing them as have...
I have just had surgery for stage 3 breast cancer, triple negative. I’ve agreed to chemo as a preventative measure, which is estimated to give me an additional 5% chance of surviving 10 years. Is it worth all the side effects? Can anyone help me decide...
Hi My first post so bear with me, I am 57, just diagnosed with Grade 3 (provisional) IDC, ER8, PR8 HER2 Positive. Letter also says Core & Clip right axilla - Positive. Last week I had a bone scan, breast MRI, and CT Thorax, Abdo and Pelvis with...
Hello..I've been diagnosed with ductal cancer .I am going to have a wide excision with radiotherapy. Just wondering what your experiences with radiotherapy are and whether you were able to still work through it and if not how long were you off sick for...
I am confused. I had two phone calls today. The first was to arrange my radiotherapy planning meeting which is in February. Then I had a phone call to arrange my DEXA scan to determine bone density, which is not until March. Does the DEXA Scan have to...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed a week ago: HR+ (ER+ and PR+), HER2 status not known yet. I am 56. I have been off HRT about a month and in the past few days the hot flushes and fatigue have hit. The hot flushes aren't too bad but the fatigue is crushing...
I had surgery 3 weeks ago to remove the cancerous lump I had found in December, and some lymph nodes that were suspicious on an ultrasound and PET scan. This is the second time I've had breast cancer (first time in 2012) and this is being considered a...
