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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...
Hi everyone, Im due to have a double mastectomy next week, and wondered if anyone had any useful advice and tips that helped you in the recovery process. I’m not having reconstructive surgery, I have chosen to stay flat and will use prosthetics. Did...
Hi I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I finished treatment 3 years ago after a mastectomy (chemotherapy and radiotherapy). In December I found a lump under the mastectomy scar. After having a biopsy they have come back to say I had at...
Hi I’m lobular breast cancer diagnosed in may after a routine mammogram I’ve had lymph node involvement but also a regional spread to my neck so needed chemo first before surgery I’ve had intense chemo and I’ve had my surgery lumpectomy lymph node removal...
I am 53 and was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in March 2025. Oestrogen positive, HER2 negative, 22mm tumour removed with clear margins and micro metastases to 1 lymph node. ONCODX was 26. Radiotherapy completed and just about to finish chemotherapy...
Hello everyone, i haven’t felt confident enough to post anything on here until now but thought I’d say hi tonight. I’m 50 & was diagnosed with two separate primary cancers in October 25 - both of which were a complete shock and unexpected. After lots...
I got diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer 2 months ago but had to have an mri and still waiting on results so I’m very scared and nervous so my head is not in the best place I live with my husband and 14 year old son but when I get down they both argue...
Inspite of lumpectomy, and clearance of margins, i still have cancerous cells. can somebody explain to me why they do not surgically remove more of the breast in the first place?
Hi everyone. I know I post a lot on here so you probably know my history but had mastectomy, finished chemo in Aug and radiotherapy finished in Oct. I am on letrozole and Abemaciclib now and had one Zoldronic acid. My first mammogram and MRI is in a...
Hello, I am new to this group and hoping someone can advise me on what to do about a hospital referral .. I went to the Dr's at the beginning of January to have a breast lump checked out after finding it because I had arrange sensations in my left breast...
