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Hi, I was diagnosed in June this year, I had wide local excision and radiotherapy on whole breast (15 sessions with boost), that I completed three weeks ago. Since my diagnosis I have improved my diet considerably and increased exercise. As a result I...
I have Breast cancer which has metastasised into my bones and liver. I was told 3 1/2 years ago that the prognosis was a life span of 3 - 5 years. Since then I have been on medication to stop production of estrogen and another tablet to stabilise the...
I had the third of my six monthly Zometa infusions around three weeks ago. Over the past few days I’ve had significant side effects - shaking, stiff joints, pain in my knees, difficult walking, rapid heartbeat etc. The shaking replicates one of the...
Hi I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar with their first dose of Zoledronic acid? I had the infusion Thursday, by Friday morning I had a temp of 39 and was in bed shivering with aches and nausea. That subsided by Saturday...
Hi all. I was diagnosed on 19th August. Grade 1 IDC 22mm est receptive. I stopped HRT that day and started on Letrozole a few days later. Had a mag seed placement on 29th August and will be having a lumpectomy on 24th September followed by radiotherapy...
I have decided to have DIEP reconstruction partly because I have lost 5 stone and will get rid of my excess fat ! ( every cloud has a silver lining) I am wondering how to prepare myself before and after surgery ? What support wear should I buy ? How be...
Hello everyone...my wife has breast cancer and had alumpectomy in early september...it was successful and 2 tumours were removed...she has now been told 2 lymph nodes had traces of cancer and they were being sent to America for analysis and to direct...
I have just joined the forum, and wanted to say hello. I was just diagnosed 2 days ago with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. It’s such a scary time, but trying to stay positive.
Im new here, my mum has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, I haven’t been told much because she doesn’t want to worry me, but I am so scared I cant let myself think about it or talk about it or I feel like I am going to explode, I just don’t know...
Morning everyone! I'm new here. I'm 37 years old, I was diagnosed in April 2025 with Invasive Ductual Carcinoma Grade 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer and I have BRCA1 mutation. I started weekly Carboplatin/Paclitaxel chemo in May, finished end of August...
