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Biopsy back. Stage 1 grade 3 Triple negative breast cancer. Treatment is breast conserving surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. A blood test for genetics is also being done. Everything seems to be moving quickly already have preop appointment and scan to...
The day before surgery I’ve to get stuff injected can’t remember why but also is it painful
Has anyone been able to find “heat treated” yoghourt in a UK supermarket? Every time and everyone I ask advises that under my chemo regime I can eat yoghourt in which the live cultures have been killed off. I think we’re pretty clear on that now. When...
I'm writing on behalf of my 81 year old mum who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. she has opted for a mastectony with no reconstruction but now her firend who had breadt cancer about 15 years ago told her she wished she'd had a reconstruction...
Hi, This is my first post after being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in January 26. I had an invasive ductal carcinoma (13mm) NST Grade3, No issue with sentinal lymph nodes, ER+8, PR+8 HER2 (FISH): negative pT1c NO (sn), no lymphovascular invasion. Oncotype...
Hi all - I was diagnosed with Grade 1, ER/PR-positive, HER2-negative invasive ductal breast cancer in July - and had surgery planned for 3rd September. On the day - after my magseed seed was inserted - I was informed my op was cancelled due to an 'electrical...
I guess this is a bit of a hello, a couple of questions and a lot of trying to let go of worries. I have spent the last 6 years escaping an abusive marriage and finally myself and the girls seemed to be regaining some sense of life... except I have now...
hello, Im Lola and new here! I am a 52 year old working artist and single solo mother, with a significant medical history of three separate cancer diagnoses, each a decade apart. In 2006 (age 31), I was diagnosed with Stage IIB Hodgkin lymphoma...
Hi everyone. im at the start of my journey. I found a lump at the beginning of july and was referred for the breast clinic within a month. After a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy was completed the consultation was pretty sure it wasn’t a cyst , but...
Its been a year since my diagnosis for her2 breast cancer iv had chemo surgery and radiotherapy and am now almost half way on kadcyla treatment and bone infusions every6 months. Although its described as lighter chemo compared to the brutal one I had...
