Hello, I found out I had breast cancer 5 days ago, and I am struggling to come to terms with everything that comes next, it feels like it's happening to someone else at the moment. My biopsy was 2 and a half weeks ago and they have said that at that...
I am posting on behalf of my 82 year old Mum. She has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1 breast, there is one 20mm lump and another very small one. The Consultant recommended a Mastectomy followed by Letrazole medication afterwards. Her cancer...
Hi. I have a mammogram and mri scan booked tomorrow, I am so scared, worried they’ll find something especially as I’m still undergoing radiotherapy. Just wondered how a mammogram is undertaken on my no breast side? Thank you ladies xx
Hi, I was diagnosed in June this year, I had wide local excision and radiotherapy on whole breast (15 sessions with boost), that I completed three weeks ago. Since my diagnosis I have improved my diet considerably and increased exercise. As a result I...
I had the third of my six monthly Zometa infusions around three weeks ago. Over the past few days I’ve had significant side effects - shaking, stiff joints, pain in my knees, difficult walking, rapid heartbeat etc. The shaking replicates one of the...
Hi I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar with their first dose of Zoledronic acid? I had the infusion Thursday, by Friday morning I had a temp of 39 and was in bed shivering with aches and nausea. That subsided by Saturday...
I have decided to have DIEP reconstruction partly because I have lost 5 stone and will get rid of my excess fat ! ( every cloud has a silver lining) I am wondering how to prepare myself before and after surgery ? What support wear should I buy ? How be...
Hello everyone...my wife has breast cancer and had alumpectomy in early september...it was successful and 2 tumours were removed...she has now been told 2 lymph nodes had traces of cancer and they were being sent to America for analysis and to direct...
Hi. Just wondered if someone could help me who’s maybe gone through the same. I have had 3 rounds of EC. The first was horrendous so they lowered the dose which was capable. I have just had my first of docetaxel + herceptin. First day very sore leg. Day...
Hi all, I am new here - feeling very scared. I found a lump in my left breast last week and went to the consultant today. He examined me and he thought it was a cyst. I was sent for a mammogram and ultrasound, which I was told by the radiologist were...
