Hi all I hope you're all well. I have read a lot of posts which mention margins.... can someone explain what this means please as my tram have not mentioned this to me. I am Her2+ and have started chemo but don't know what margins mean. Many thanks in...
I start my chemotherapy treatment on Thursday So nervous about it
Hi, I’m going to be having a mastectomy in the next few weeks so need to decide on reconstruction. I feel like Diep flap would be the best option long term but it just looks and sounds so scary, for anyone that’s had it what was your recovery like? I...
thankyou for letting me join. I was diagnosed in Sept of this year I don't know what stage nobody has said just that I've found it early. Was given the option of mastectomy or lumpectomy consultant was confident he could get it all with the lumpectomy...
Hi I have a confirmed diagnosis of Grade 2 invasive ductal picked up by screening. 8mm and I have a op booked for 7th December. I've just had a copy of the letter to the GP and, although I can work out most a couple have stumped me!! It reads: Screen...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. on 20th December I'm due to have a lumpectomy on left breast and mastectomy with reconstruction on the other. I have been planning the first Christmas in 7 years with my grandchildren and was so looking forward...
Hi ladies, I've recently started taking Anastrozole, i am three weeks in now. So far i have found i have more hot flushes, some headaches (although not for long). Then i woke one day and felt like my thighs were made of lead. A BCN said to give...
Hi I'm not sure if any of you lovely ladies can help with advice as I'm still a bit in the air about my diagnosis. I was told I had DCIS following mammogram and two biopsies plus MRI week before surgery and had a mastectomy with two lymph nodes removed...
I've been told i have stage 2 grade 3 breast cancer but not very clear on course off treatment i think it's so hard to get my head around it all so not coping very well
I had a WLE of my left for grade 2 IBC on 9th Sept of this year. Op went well, recovery great and had my 4 th of 5 RT today, that too is going well. .. Over the last few weeks I had a strange sensation of fullness in my neck on the left side . ( I was...
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