Can anyone please help or just… chat? I had pain on the right side of my b***, like nerve type pain yesterday. I patted the area today and I’m feeling a big difference on the two sides of my pelvic bone. Like the one side has a huge lump, hard, bone lump...
Hello, I'm 60 and post menopausal. I had lumpectomy and radiotherapy last year. I started letrozole August, my joints the last couple of months have started feeling stiff and painful. The cracking sounds coming from all over my body are increasing especially...
Hi. Who has had immunotherapy and what type of breast cancer did you have? I’ve heard immunotherapy is the gold standard of treatment, very effective and less side effects than chemotherapy. I’d like to have it just in general as it is supposed to boost...
Good morning, so sorry if this has come up previously but I had a breast and lymph node biopsy on Thursday, wasn't too bad, uncomfortable maybe but today I have woken up and feel like I have had bricks hurled at me, it's so painful! Not too much swelling...
Hi I've started my chemo now, second one done. And I've been wondering, have you changed your diet while you were on treatment at all? I've been looking online and almost every food is not safe or suitable to eat. Everything needs to be discussed...
I have my second chemo tomorrow. I don’t know who to talk to. I have grade 3 stage 3 breast cancer they say. I have had one round, felt rough for about 6 days, 3 very bad especially from bone injections. BUT I DONT FEEL LIKE I HAVE CANCER. I know it but...
Hello, new to the group, but have found the conversations & support hugely helpful over past 5 weeks - thank u I’m 51, just over 5 weeks ago I found a breast lump - mammograms, biopsies and mri later confirmed mixed ductal lobular cancer - apparently...
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has suffered with side effects of Anastrozole. I’ve only been on them a few weeks and just finished 10 sessions of radiotherapy. Last Wednesday. Last few days my joints have been aching more and more causing me pain...
Hi Everyone, I am 3 weeks post chemo amd waiting to start radiotherapy in the next week or two. I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal back in October. While in the shower this evening I discovered a lump in my other breast which is freaking me out...
can some one tell me me what bloods etc I should be having while on exemestane. GP says they don’t know and are writing to oncology team. Oncology team suggest yearly breast xray (mammogram) but nothing else. Also unclear about Covid. I’ve had a 2 week...
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