Good day to all! I am going to have left breast mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (DIEP) in February. Next week will meet my plastic surgeon in Wythenshawe Hospital. This Tuesday went for second opinion to private clinic. Well, same as first...
I’m 64, diagnosed with breast cancer 23 December 2021. I’m having a mastectomy 21 January. The cancer was found after a routine mammogram. At least it’s been found very early.
I had a lumpectomy and node removal yesterday. All went really well, currently laid in bed doped up on painkillers and resting. However I remember something the surgeon said to me after the surgery. He said he thinks he got clean margins but took...
Hi everyone, I'm a fit 66 yr old woman & I had my first chemo session 2 weeks ago of FEC (another 2 x 3 wkly ones to go then 3x3wkly docetaxel). Apart from the difficulty inserting the large cannula for the manual syringe input it was ok. Apologies...
Hello, I'm having PICC line inserted Monday, and my Ist Chemo on Wed....already had the lumpectomy and full auxiliary clearence back on 13 December....having 3 or 4 cycles of EC then same on Docetaxol...have seen this mentioned on quite a few post's ...
I was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer in December. Have had 3xEC and am now on to weekly Taxo with Herceptin. At my last appointment with the oncologist she mentioned that post surgery, as well as Herceptin injections I would probably have some other...
I had a telephone consultation with my oncologist today and he said that I need to have a cardiac echo before I start my Herceptin treatment again, but from what I remember from my last echo I had to lay on my left side which at the moment I can’t do...
Hi all. Hoping for some advice Had double mastectomy 6 weeks ago. Full clearance of axillery on right and just sentinal on the left. Just about to start chemo. My left side feels great almost back o normal. Doing exercises daily. But on the right I had...
Hey so I have posted before about my shocking journey and treatment so recently I was fortunate to swap to private medical however same consultant I had a lumpectomy June, 20 sessions of radiotherapy which ended 28/9. When I had 1st session I instantly...
Can I ask the magic question? I’ve been genuinely confused over the post surgery bra piece. I was invited to the NHS BCN pre talk for surgery and shown a bra and given a catalogue. I thought the surgeon or BCN checked you for size…but that didn’t happen...
