Hi all. First time posting here and not sure if it’s the right place to ask this question. But there seems to be a difference of opinion between my oncologist and surgeon about whether I should be taking letrozole, and I’m sort of caught in the middle...
Hi all, Just to introduce myself I'm Kate, 28 with an 8 month old little boy and my mum has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has invasive ductal carcinoma, 2 tumours in the same breast (1.1cm and 1.8cm). Both oestrogen positive, HER2...
Excuse me, I'm sorry are you talking to me? I thought you just said I have the big C There must be a mistake, this can't be right I don't feel ill, in fact I feel just fine Before I knew it, there's letters galore. In fact it gets boring and a bit...
I'm stage 3 HER positive. Diagnosed 7th August. I am waiting for chemo to start but don't have a date yet. I've got my portacath being inserted on Friday and hoping to get the heart echo done as soon as possible. All this waiting is making me very anxious...
Hi everyone, received my hormone receptors results the other day and they have come back negative, had anybody had the same?
Hi, can I first send my good wishes to everyone as you face your challenges. I haven’t posted before as felt I’d had an easy time of it compared to what many of you have gone through. Now I’m having a lot of pain and wondered if anyone had experienced...
Hi lovely people in my phone :) I'm having WLE and SNB surgery on Thursday. I'm looking forward to it's eviction but starting to feel a little nervous.. Any tips, tricks, advice or experiences from people who have had this?
Hi just finished radiotherapy about a week ago and my left breast area is not too bad slight soreness but manageable. Ive had an itch on my back and when I felt today it has a little lump like a spot. Used a mirror to look at it and it’s actually under...
This is my second month on Abemaciclib and I’m struggling with diarrhoea (taking the Imodium which gives me nausea) loss of appetite and fatigue. I’d been fine before I started them, energy levels returned after chemo and radiotherapy, eating well and...
Any advice from people who have experienced hair loss. I decided not to use the cold cap. Had 1 treatment so far and my hair started thinning on day 14. Now on day 20 due for treatment 2 on Monday and have virtually no hair. I’m planning to get it shaved...
