Hi guys. I had 5 sessions of radiotherapy instead of 15. They finished early September. I’m still swollen. Any idea how long it can last? My mastectomy scar was calming down quite nicely until I had the radiotherapy thank you best wishes everyone...
I’m waiting for biopsy results. And I think I’m in shock. I’ve already been told it’s cancerous. Just need to find out what my enemy is called. Google is not my friend. Can’t sleep or eat. I guess this is normal. Any ideas how I can calm myself down....
Hi to all. I'm putting out this message to anyone here who is undergoing treatment and who has previously been diagnosed with Gilbert's Syndrome. I have GS myself, and would like to try and understand if the effects the treatment is having on me are similar...
I have lieterally just turned 50 had my first mammogram and got called back. They found lots of areas of cal in my left side. I had a vac assisted biopsy and was told yesterday that I have DCIS. Lots of friends and work colleagues ( I work in healthcare...
Counting down now 3 chemos left ..4 ec done .now on pax.( cant spell it lol )..feeling much more positive felt yucky yes but still managing to work as a hairdresser...and me with no hair..lump was 4cm cant even feel it now .more annoying side effects...
I’ve still got very tender area where I had mastectomy. Collar bone and chest wall. Is this normal 11 months after operation please
Hello lovely people. This is my 1st post. Would love to hear your thoughts even though I haven’t got much to go on. First of all I felt a lump in my breast the day of my last mammogram in 2018 (im 63). I mentioned it to the radiographer who said ‘well...
I was told this week that I have been sent to America for this test (shame I couldn’t go with the sample). I first saw the oncologist last week an we decided on chemo EC-T over 18 weeks followed by radiotherapy. No mention of this test. I’ve now got another...
Hi everyone, I’m currently halfway through my 6 rounds of chemo and I have to say, struggling quite a lot. The first three was EC and after the second round I was hit for the first time in my life by a migraine and then I caught covid and was hospitalised...
Hi. I m 39 years old. Triple positive. Finished chemo in October and had surgery last week. Because my tumour is hormone 8/8 pro+ and estr+ dependant I will be offered treatment for the next 5-10 years. If you are premenopausal, no genes involved what...
