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Hi All I had a mastectomy three months ago. My lymph nodes were tested and were clear of cancer cells. Unfortunately HER2 receptor was positive. i asked my oncologist what the survival rate is for 10 years without chemotherapy and he said 70%. With...
Hi there, my 85 year old mother will be having a mastectomy and lymph node removal soon. I'm so worried for her, she's never had surgery and doesn't like fuss. I don't know what to expect post surgery and so not sure how best to help her. She lives on...
Hi! so I went to see my consultant on Thursday for the results of my MRI to be told I’m having surgery tomorow!! im having a wide excision of the breast for the tumour and a axillary node clearance. Can I ask, have anyone else had this surgery...
Feeling scared and worried. Yesterday my partner had her pathology results following right breast mastectomy. She has invasive lobular carcinoma. Pre op the size of the cancer was 58mm. The results shared today - two tumors attached to each other total...
Hi, I've just been to hospital this morning. I was told that I have microcalsification in one breast. After having mammograms, ultrasound and biopsies, I was told to go home and wait for a letter. This should take about 2 weeks. I'm absolutely terrified...
I have now been waiting 4wks for my her2 result to come back , is this normal
Hi all just had my diagnosis of breast cancer and of lymph node too im waiting for my mastectomy surgery and feel this is the worst time how does everyone cope with this? Xx
I had 6 rounds of EC and 5 days of radiotherapy which finished last October. After the treatment finished my body has inflammation all over and had to remove my rings. I was referred to the rheumatology department who ruled out arthiritus. I had a knee...
Hi all. Has anyone who has had anxillary node clearance after a week of no pain, it suddenly hurts under the armpit area. I had this over 2 weeks ago and for the last week the pain has stopped but suddenly today it’s started. Not sure if it’s due to the...
Good evening everyone I have been historically as fit as a fiddle, as tough as old boots and now find myself at diagnosis with Stage 3 locally advanced invasive lobular breast cancer. I have two primary tumours one 9cm x 8cm and one 5cm x 5cm. I have...
