Has anyone else had side affects drinking alcohol since starting treatment? I was diagnosed in Nov and op on 5th Jan for lumpectomy and bilateral mamoplasty and sentinel node biopsy and recovering well with chemo starting soon. I’m on Letrozole and...
Hello all. I’ve been reading the posts which are so helpful, however they are mostly a couple of months old now. So I wonder if there are others out there just about to start radiotherapy? I am starting 5 sessions on Monday. Any words of wisdom, or...
Hello I am new to this forum and am looking for advice/guidance please in addition to what I am planning to do re a lump I have found in my left breast. By way of background I am 49 years old (never through personal choice had children) and have recently...
Hello I'm New to this forum. Would really like to talk to people going through or just finishing treatment for DCIS grade 2 .
Picc line in today and chemo tomorrow. So scared..
It's interesting to see how people who seem to have basically the same diagnoses as you have so many different treatments and experiences. The common thread running through is how awful the waiting for results is, the panic and the anxiety which no...
Can anyone share a similar exp or add any insight please? had lumpectomy on 2 areas in same breast 19mm. I’ve read that most ladies have between 3 and 5 weeks RT following. I’ve been told i am only having a weeks treatment, every day. Obvs very delighted...
Hi everyone I’m a little bit confused about when some people are saying they are waiting for results after mastectomy / lumpectomy , what results ? Also , is everyone sent for a CT scan or is it only when they can see nodes are infected in the original...
Lord I feel rotten today.. If it was Monday I'd phone my cancer nurse but I can't find a number for a Sunday. Head pounding all morning sick feeling ....had some ibuprofen about 2 hours ago hasn't touched headache. Limbs a bit could and twitchy...
Hi all I just wanted to recommend a company called Nicola Jane for post op bras. They have a fantastic range for all types of breast surgery, the costs are reasonable, delivery is quick and the most impressive thing is you get a full 365 days to return...
