Hi everyone, I'm 30 years old and 2 days ago found a hard pea sized lump in my right breast, a couple of centimetres left of my nipple. I have never ever checked my breasts before! I've tried a couple of times and they just felt lumpy anyway so I...
Hi - i had a simple mastectomy on Monday with 2 sentinel lymph node removal and no reconstruction came home Tuesday and managing well on paracetamol and ibuprofen - on Wednesday just a slight movement sent severe stabbing pains under my arm so that i...
I have two nightmare appointments tomorrow. CT scan and Respiratory clinic then breast clinic biopsy results. The worst case scenario is something found in the breast and lung. I'm obviously nervous, any advice? I'll be by myself with several hours between...
Hubby was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer 5 years ago and has been told last week that they’ve run out of options. Meanwhile I’m due a mastectomy at the end of the month for stage 2. I’m exhausted after dealing with his health for all this time...
Hi everyone ,sorry to jump on this post but just need someone to talk to might be nothing I know but I’m driving myself crazy. I had a ct scan for my kidney and they saw an inaccidental finding of left side breast nodule which was discussed at mdt meeting...
Hi all..I had my lumpectomy last Wednesday it was much better than I thought, first two days tired and sore but since then I've felt fine., just tad sore due to bruising...I'm a housekeeper and I was given a sick note for 4 weeks .. I feel like I'm ready...
I was treated for early stage breast cancer a year ago ..mastectomy, lymph node clearance and now on anastrozole for 7 years. I only had one infusion of zoledronic acid as I had a very bad arthritic flare up and was in tremendous pain for over a week...
Hello everyone, I’m looking for some advice. I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal a week ago. I still have the dressing on, and I was told not to touch it until my two-week follow-up appointment. I’m also unable to shower, as I can’t get the area...
Morning! I have a consultation later in the week to discuss surgery options. My cancer is only 25mm, but as I'm very flat chested you can easily see the lump. I'm 53 and lifelong yo-yo dieter, probably at my lowest weight ever for obvious reasons...
Morning everyone. I have recently had surgery for aggressive stage 3 her 2 positive breast cancer. I have healed really well with no complications and am feeling like I now want to get back to ‘normal’ and back to work. I have my oncology appointment...
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