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Hi everyone I got pain when I was half way through chemo. Sometimes it’s absolute agony I’m taking Pregabalin but it doesn’t stop the pain. I’ve had a PET Scan (showed nothing). I’m really worried about getting to radiotherapy every day as I can barely...
Dear all, I had a meeting with the plastics team about reconstruction today and now I have a week to make my decision. They only talked about immediate reconstruction when I have my mastectomy on the right side - I’ve already had a WLE of the left breast...
Hello, I am waiting to have chemo number 3, and symptoms are manageable so far for me. But I have a horrendous cough which tastes like acid and its horrendous. Has anyone else had issues with acid reflux and an irritable cough?
Hi, I recently had surgery for triple negative cancer and my consultant has written a letter telling me that my NPI is 4.18. What does this mean? Would be grateful for any advice. My next appointment is a few weeks away. Thanks
Hi, been to get biopsy results and devastated to be told lymph node positve and tissue around cancer has speckles of pre-cancerous cells. I made a decision to have mastectomy and axilla clearance without immediate reconstruction because would have to...
Hello, So, I had two lumpectomies (first one margins were not clear) and after the second, a small part of my wound didn't heal. It's superficial, only about 1x1cm but it's going through secondary wound healing rather than primary. I've been and am still...
Hi I'm 34 and have a lump in my left breast in the upper outter quadrant. I went to my doctor on Monday 18th and I'm now in the two week referral period. Everything I have googled is pointing towards it being cancer. Breast cancer is more typical in...
I’m waiting for a mastectomy of my right breast, after it was found to be full of cancer during my lumpectomy. My cancer surgeon wanted me to speak to the plastic surgeon about reconstruction and I’ve scored an appointment tomorrow morning, thanks to...
Feeling scared been put on tablets anastrozole not going to be seen till march 2022 i was in hospital with pericardial effusion and then told i had breast cancer i had a mamergram and a letter with all clear on it before going in what a shock has anybody...
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