I want to ask my oncologist about the possibility of having THP chemo, rather than TCHP, because of a few factors. I'm not sure how this works with the NHS Drs though. I've already been told that it will be TCHP and I have IDC HER2+ and ER+ grade 2 stage...
Hi everyone who sees this post. I am posting this for my mom's circumstance. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer since 2007, which was luminal A category. She had reoccurance in 2016 and has been living as a metastasis patient since then with hormone...
Hi all I had surgery in November 2024 for a stage 2, grade 2 IDC. I had all my lymph nodes removed as it had gone to two of them. I had to go back in for a shaving as I didn’t have clear margins. I finished chemo May last year and Radiotherapy in...
I had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2019. I had the implant replaced in October last year due to capsular contracture and I've got an odd question. I'm aware that implants can become damaged, but I'm wondering exactly how fragile they are...
I recently had a biopsy and ultrasound due to finding quite a big lump in my left breast near my nipple. My breast has been feeling tender/uncomfortable for a little while prior to this but I thought it was hormonal until I noticed the lump. What I...
Hi had my 1st chemotherapy session on the 6th January. Managed the cold cap. I have another 3 cycles on one chemotherapy drug every 3 weeks then switch over to another one for 12 weeks every week. Got a long road ahead, bit daunting then I think of it...
Hi, I've had pain on the inside of my arm from near the top, to the inner elbow for about 5 days. It feels sore and like the pain is in a line - so I was thinking it was ligament pain or something like a ligament. I had lumpectomy 13 months ago and had...
Hello all I’m having a mastectomy on my remaining boob in January and apparently they will be using a vacuum dressing on the wound I never had this first time around so wondered if anyone had had this following surgery. I’m assuming it’s different from...
Hi all, I was given the all clear in November from breast cancer having gone through chemo and surgery, but still have to do radiotherapy and have phesgo injections for about 9 months. Has anyone had phesgo injections on their own and what were the...
Hiya I went through chemo, surgery and radiotherapy last year. I have triple negative breast cancer, there was initially a tumour in my boob and a number of lymph nodes. After I completed my chemo last year my PET scan showed that despite most of the...
