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Hello has anyone been so anxious about their diagnosis it gave them physical symptoms eg numbness/pins and needles / muscle twitches?
Hi, Happy February! I am feeling just a bit overwhelmed and upset with everything today. I have tried to be positive (I am on my 2nd cancer roundabout - 1st was in 2013), however despite thinking that I have done this before and managed to sail through...
Hello, I am new to the group, I am feeling very anxious about starting chemotherapy next month, I really don’t know what to expect. Does anyone have any advice please?
I had a right mastectomy just Iver 2 years ago, then 8 chemotherapy and 15 radiotherapy. I have just found a lump in my collarbone and it's back! I've had a CT scan and I'm awaiting the results to see if it is elsewhere. I have ER+ HER2 negative cancer...
I am on anastrole almost 6 years now and another 1 to go. I am experiencing really bad fatigue all of a sudden and a lot of depression. I just feel something is wrong. I spoke to my oncologist on Monday but she put it down to Anastrole and said to persevere...
I underwent surgery in October 2025 for the removal of a tumor and 3 lymph nodes. I am currently receiving my second session of chemotherapy, and I am an autistic individual experiencing peri-menopausal symptoms. I am currently on extended leave from...
I’m 54 and don’t know where to start with all of this . I had a recall letter after a routine mammogram just 4 weeks ago. I then had a further mammogram, ultrasound and a biopsy. I week later we were back at the hospital when I was told that I have grade...
Hi,. I had bilateral mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma 12yrs ago. A few months back I found a pea sized lump in my neck just below the jaw. After all these years of vigilance, watching my body for changes, I decided to wait and see if it either...
Hello I am having a wide excision lumpectomy and sentinel lymph mode removal in April. Please could I ask about the scarring and did you need radiotherapy afterwards? If so did you need physio to prepare you for radiotherapy? Many thanks Sandy
Hi I’ve just been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma 12mm tumour grade 2 with associated high-grade DCIS, oestrogen receptor 7/8, progesterone receptor 7/8, HER2 negative. I have on 22nd of Jan. I will be having left wide local excision of breast...
