Hi Aims12 

Oh gosh, it’s a horrible shock to go from thinking you had some fatty tissue to finding you need a mastectomy. I am not surprised you are finding it very difficult at the moment. Hopefully it will get easier once you know what the plan is.…

Hello Jessand 

Welcome to the Online Community although I am so sorry to find you joining us.

I am aware you have posted on the Breast Cancer group  - here's a link to enable you to join that group should you wish to start your own thread:

Breast cancer…

Hi AnnonyRonnie 

I am sorry you are going through this. This site is divided up into various forums by cancer type and you might like to join us on the Breast cancer forum . There are plenty of people who join whilst waiting for biopsy results. 

As far as…

Hi JaneCM 

Welcome to the forum. It’s a great place to get support, as is our main Breast cancer forum which tends to be a bit busier than this one.

I am sorry you find yourself in the lovely stage 4 club and hope the other scans don’t reveal further…

Hi Nellie44 

It’s a little unclear from your post, so I wondered if your new discovery is secondary breast cancer found in your bones? I think that’s more common than primary bone cancer, but do correct me if I am wrong. Hopefully you now have the results…

Hi Cathmeg 

I am sorry you have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. I can see you have been signposted to the secondary cancer forum. It’s often quiet on there so you might also want to join the main breast cancer forum, which is a lot busier and…

Hello Catherine (LadyCath ) 

A warm welcome to the online Community, although I am so sorry to find you joining us. I am Brian one of the Community Champions here at Macmillan.

The Community is divided up into cancer specific groups, so as well as posting…

Hi NicolaPie 

I am not a member of this forum as sadly I am somewhat the wrong side of 50, but I didn’t want your post to go unanswered. You might get more responses on the main Breast cancer forum  as it is somewhat busier.

I have experienced chemo…

Hi DerbyshireGirl 

I am sorry that you are facing a cancer diagnosis, and I hope it doesn’t have too much impact on your knee replacement plans.

This site is divided into a number of community groups and you might like to join the Breast cancer f…

Good Morning Jane (Janeyp ) 

Further to Gill H 's post above, here the link to the breast cancer group:

Breast cancer forum 

Once you click on the link I have provided and the page opens up, click on "join" on the black banner at the bottom of the page…

Hello Sherise Sherise 

You would be surprised at the number of posts we get regarding this very subject. We have a great blog on Anticipatory Grief and the link is here:

 Coping with anticipatory grief when you're supporting someone living with cancer…

Hello Hazel (Hazel1980 ) 

A warm welcome to the online Community, although I am so sorry to find you joining us. I am Brian one of the Community Champions here at Macmillan.

The Community is divided up into cancer specific groups and I would advise you to…

Hi Calycanthus24

I'm Daisy53 one of the Community Champions on the Breast Cancer and Triple Negative Breast Cancer forums, and I also help out here if I can.  While I don't have the experience you are looking for I thought I'd reply to you to suggest…

Hi Lost 

Welcome to our community, I hope you find it both informative and supportive.

I am Steve, one of the community champions and my experience of cancer is via my wife who has Leiomyosarcoma.

There are a great many emotions people with cancer go through…