Hi, I am on these,for next 10 years. Started them a couple of months ago. Also have Lymphodema After two ops I thought I had cracked this cancer thing, and so do most people you talk to. Oh boy was I wrong. Hot flushes lots of them not nice but as...
Hi I've completed chemo and radiotherapy. Have started on tamoxifen June 2021. I am peri menopausal thus the tamoxifen. I have been given the option of swapping to anastrazole but will then also have to have goserelein injections monthly to push me into...
On Monday I start 15 sessions of radiation therapy to my chest wall, axillary nodes and supraclavicle area. I had the mastectomy 5 months ago (large invasive lobular tumours). It's felt like a long wait. Apparently my skin clearance after surgery wasn...
Had a copy of my clnic letter in post today and it says lateral margin involved, deep margin clear - anyone know what this means? Nothing about margins was said last week in clinic. Have an appt with oncology Thursday so will ask, but tbought someone...
I know I shouldn’t. But been Googling my diagnosis and most sites say that grade 3 triple negative cancer is not curable . They say it can be treated but not cured . This is going to define the rest of my life , I am unbelievable sad . The past year for...
Hi guys. Just a question has anyone experienced a tender upper chest/neck and lower jaw area and a weird numb type feeling following clearance. I know they sometimes have to cut nerves. I’m 5 months post op. cheers
I had an abnormality picked up at routine mammogram screening and attended our local assessment breast clinic. Diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound and 4xcore biopsies done within a week with radiologist saying she was of the view that I had breast cancer...
Later this month I will be put on one of the hormone inhibitors,at the mo,I think it will be Tamoxifen as surgeon mentioned it,I was under the impression this was for the younger ladies for some reason,I am in my mid 60’s,but understand it,s the oncologist...
Hi there, in a fortunate position in that the breast surgery was successful and currently have had 10 out of 15 sessions of radiotherapy. I feel tired after treatment, but nothing drastic. Last week I started to have shooting pains across my back, they...
Did anyone get an extra surprise regarding their diagnosis once pathology reported on your tumour following excision? I’m waiting my 2 weeks now to get those results, I wondered if they ever really spring surprises on you, or is your initial diagnosis...
