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So really scary experience yesterday. Felt absolutely fine and a few days from my second infusion. Suddenly felt fluid on my lung and started coughing up blood, lasted on and off for about 5 hrs then stopped. A&E, x ray and ct scan…turns out I have a...
Help . I was diagnosed with stage 2 estrogen positive her 2 negative invasive ducal carcinoma in November. The mammogram only showed 1 lump measuring around 4.5 cm . I've since had an mri and the lump has grown to 5.1cm and shown that there is a second...
I’ve had breast cancer twice now in 2.5 years and have done the whole thing on my own. I had few friends to start off with and no real family. i am a year out of treatment (surgery 3 times and radio) and am struggling. I have spent the whole of Christmas...
Just received my diagnosis on 30th December. Im having an MRI next week to see of the cancer has spread further, but at present they're staging it at 1-2. If that's the case, then a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and 4 years of medication. It hasn't sunk...
Hi everyone thinking out loud could do with some feedback on experience in breast reconstruction and going flat just want it to be done with going through cemo at moment and thinking about next step Thanks ️
Hi all I am firstly sorry for you all needing to be here. Just had my biopsy. I asked percentage chance of having cancer. She said the lump is small. When you come back prepare yourself for the worse. Told me it hadnt spread to my left lymph node...
Hi everyone I know we have talked about letrozole side effects joint pain and hot flushes but I've had a cough since easter !!! I have had a cold in between but now it's quite a dry cough... my gp doesn't seem concerned and I have read it's a side effect...
I've been diagnosed privately and am awaiting transfer to the NHS. My cancer seemed to appear very suddenly as a very swollen and itchy breast with swollen lymph nodes. From the start I worried about inflammatory breast cancer but no "orange peel" pitting...
Hi All, Tonight, my husband of 47 years, has announced, that I do not appreciate the huge support he has given me during the last three months, and has gone off to sleep in the spare room. To be fair, he’s never been the most supportive of individuals...
Hi all, I’m new here today. I am really really struggling at the moment. I have been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer with sentinel lymph node involvement. I have recently had a lumpectomy and 2 sentinel nodes removed and have just found out they...
