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Hi All My first post here, I'm half way through my treatment I have had a full right removal with reconstruction, so now have a very large wobbly 50 year old left boob and a young small perky right boob. I have had my tumor test results back, and...
Hello lovely community, this is my first post here. I'm not entirely sure what to expect or if I'm asking for anything in particular, more just having a rant! I'm half way through my chemo treatments (have just finished four EC and will be having four...
Hi new here, after a six week wait of finding a lump I finally got to meet the breast surgeon who initially thought it was a benign cyst but sent me for a mammagram to make sure. After imaging and without any word of explanation I was taken for an ultrasound...
Hi all, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and start intravenous chemo on 5th. Does anyone have any tips on dealing with chemo? I have read all the information but just wanted to hear from someone who is going through it. Also, with Christmas...
Hi everyone. I found a lump in my armpit and I've finished my antibiotics and it's still there. I went to see the gp again today and she's referred me to the breast clinic 2ww. These are her notes: Note - History: F2F ; seen with partner ; ; seen...
Hello. I had my first blood test yesterday in readiness for starting Abemaciclib (my doctor appointment for this is Friday). I have just read some disclosed guidelines which state ribociclib is now the preferred ADK 4/6 inhibitor for early stage HER2...
Hi I have just had to stop my abemaciclib as my heart ejection rate dropped to between 33 and 38. I had a lumpectomy and auxiliary node removal then cavity shave and chemo, radiotherapy followed with tamoxifen and abemaciclib. Has anyone else entered...
Hi everyone id really appreciate your advice. I've got choice next week to have all nodes out or do radiotherapy I have had lumpectomy grade 1 spread to primary node Surgeon said leave and have radiotherapy but I'm feels Ng scared and seems weird...
Hi everyone. Hope you’re all keeping as well as possible. I just wondered if anyone else is experiencing the same strange feelings and flashbacks that have been happening since I went on Letrezole? I feel like I’m going mad, I can’t explain them very...
Hello my name is Shirley, I got diagnosed with grade 3 her2 positive. Pet-CT confirms metastatic bony disease with FDG activity at T7, left side of sacrum and proximal femur. MRI whole spine confirms tumor infiltrating the spinal canal at T7 . I have...
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