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I have been living with Cancer sincer April 2014. I am now under the care of my local Breast Cancer care unit again. I have been diagnosed with Lobular breast cancer with spread to lymph nodes - it should be noted that some of the biopsy test and many...
Hi, I've had pain on the inside of my arm from near the top, to the inner elbow for about 5 days. It feels sore and like the pain is in a line - so I was thinking it was ligament pain or something like a ligament. I had lumpectomy 13 months ago and had...
Hello all I’m having a mastectomy on my remaining boob in January and apparently they will be using a vacuum dressing on the wound I never had this first time around so wondered if anyone had had this following surgery. I’m assuming it’s different from...
Does anyone have experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer while on biologic medication for rheumatoid arthritis
Hi. Joined this forum to find other ladies who have had a mastectomy but Breast cancer has come back. My understanding was once you had a mastectomy that was it as no further checks are done on that side. I had lumpectomy 2006 and mastectomy 2013 with...
Hi all, I was given the all clear in November from breast cancer having gone through chemo and surgery, but still have to do radiotherapy and have phesgo injections for about 9 months. Has anyone had phesgo injections on their own and what were the...
Good evening All, I am looking for recommendations. I have completed 3xFEC plus 2xDPT (I have another 2xDPT to go). I used cold cap but lost lots of hair and have bald patch on top of my head. Lost majority of eyelashes and eyebrows (I had a very thick...
Hi I went for a check with lump in breast. Discovered and told at appointment was mass not cyst. Have been booked in for plan appointment next week. Since then I have been booked in for Bone scan, CT scan and MRI. Now I’m really worried Is this normal...
Hi there. Bit anxious about this- never posted about my diagnosis and have kept knowledge of it low key. About to have final treatment post surgery which will be radiotherapy. I've done ok I guess with the emotional load but my mom died recently and...
Hiya I went through chemo, surgery and radiotherapy last year. I have triple negative breast cancer, there was initially a tumour in my boob and a number of lymph nodes. After I completed my chemo last year my PET scan showed that despite most of the...
