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Hey all, apologies but just need to offload a bit and don't want to put any more worries on husband or family. Found a lump in October, numerous scans, biopsies, etc.and told it was stage 2 breast cancer with no signs of anything in the lymph nodes and...
Hello, I finished my chemo 14 months ago. I'm delighted that my hair has grown back but I hate the colour. I don't look like me any more and it's a constant reminder of treatment. My hair is now grey - (I'm 70 years old) and it was long and blond before...
Hi all I had surgery in November 2024 for a stage 2, grade 2 IDC. I had all my lymph nodes removed as it had gone to two of them. I had to go back in for a shaving as I didn’t have clear margins. I finished chemo May last year and Radiotherapy in...
Hi I had my surgery last Tuesday for Mastectomy and Axillary Node Clearance. I also had a drain inserted. I was sent home the same day after surgery only with instructions on how to empty my drain and what to look out for. I had not slept, due to...
Newby here, surgery date for early Feb, what was supposed to be lymph node removal under arm and a couple of radiation treatments is now single mastectomy and lymph node under arm removal then either chemo or radiotherapy….totally stunned and reeling...
I had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2019. I had the implant replaced in October last year due to capsular contracture and I've got an odd question. I'm aware that implants can become damaged, but I'm wondering exactly how fragile they are...
I recently had a biopsy and ultrasound due to finding quite a big lump in my left breast near my nipple. My breast has been feeling tender/uncomfortable for a little while prior to this but I thought it was hormonal until I noticed the lump. What I...
Hi had my 1st chemotherapy session on the 6th January. Managed the cold cap. I have another 3 cycles on one chemotherapy drug every 3 weeks then switch over to another one for 12 weeks every week. Got a long road ahead, bit daunting then I think of it...
Hi all, My chemo finished late Sept 2025 and I have had my op and am going tk start my radiotherapy soon. Recently, my upper teeth on the treated side have been really painful - possibly sinuses, possibly sensitive? I wonder if this is normal as...
My consultant surgeon stated my treatment plan for a small early, primary oestrogen positive breast cancer would be surgery/radiotherapy for 5 sessions/letrozole. There were traces in a lymph node but all has been removed successfully. I am 'cancer...
