Hi - i have had chemotherapy, mastectomy and now half way through radiotherapy. After mastectomy I developed a seroma which was drained before starting radiotherapy. It has refilled during radiotherapy meaning I have had to stop and be rescanned and...
Hi I’ve just finished my EC treatment and soon to be starting on weekly Paclitaxel. I struggled with the EC chemo and just wondering if Paclitaxel is any easier? After what I went through with the EC I’m extremely nervous about starting the weekly tr...
Hi everyone I am due to have a bilateral mastectomy and partial lymph node removal with reconstruction next month and wondered if anyone had any recommendations for post surgery bras? Front fastening sounds like a good idea but I’m wondering if...
Hi everyone, My wife recently recovered from a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in July last year. After all the testing it was the diagnosis was a triple negative and BRCA1 gene. So nearly 12 months on after all the chemotherapy...
I had a second diagnosis that changed from metastatic BC to operable, and now after lumpectomy and a month of radiation treatment I am in remisson. Age 65, without family, and now have to make a choice about adjuvant treatments. My biggest side effect...
Hi. I was told I could not have reconstruction for 12-18 months from the date of end of treatment. I thought this was excessive but the breast care nurse said this is because radiotherapy continues to still work for up to 12 months after it has finished...
Hi, I have 3 sessions left and my entire armpit is a shade of ugly grey, and the skin is painfully tight. My skin hasn’t gone red but the T scar under my breast has thickened to an ugly shade of deep brown with lots of flecks and spots of brown areas...
Hi - does anyone have any particular recommendations for which oil to use post mastectomy on scars once healed? Was going to opt for bio oil but wonder if any specific recommendations?
Hi ladies, I hope you are doing ok. I've not posted for a while, as completed my treatment in October last year for breast cancer (ER+ 3/8, her 2+, PR-), mastectomy, chemo and 12 months Herceptin. I was almost 48 when had first round of chemo and it...
I had a mastectomy 2 years ago. I'm going to have my remaining breast reduced. I haven't been given any about advice about what bra to wear post surgery. I don't know if I have to wear a compression bra, which will be difficult with one breast or not...
