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Hi Ladies Been so good until now… Diagnosed back in April following routine mammogram, followed by wide excision lumpectomy 21mm of low grade DCI’s.. Actually made me feel like a fraud, because if you had to have a diagnosis this was an alright one...
Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with above, I have been to hospital from April 2025 complaining about lump to be told it was glandular tissue change due to hormones (menopause) I have just turned 49. Beginning of July 2025 the lump had got...
Hello everyone Do any of you have any experience with the hormone treatment Ribociclib? It's a cancer drug and I wonder does it have the same side effects as chemo has, does it cause hair loss? Will my hair ever grow back? I realise it's a long...
Hi I was Due to start chemo last Tues , but when I saw the Oncologist the Thurs before , She said I couldn’t have it as my heart scan had showed a EF ? And as chemo can be tough on the heart , wants me to see a cardiologist . I had got myself all prepared...
Hi I am new here and was hoping that someone could share their experience of capsular contractor and the decision they made. I had a masectomy 7 years ago and have developed capsular contracture. My implant needs to be removed. The surgeons are great...
Hi everyone. I’m very upset and disappointed that I’m still losing hair some nearly 7 weeks post chemo. I haven’t got much left anyway but really thought it’d stop shedding by now but there is loads on the towel when I dry it Just wondered if anyone...
I have Her2 negative stage 2 . Before my surgery i was told that I would not need Chemo as my Oxocolgy score was very low. 11 but after surgery I was told that the cancer was more agressive than originally thought therefore even though the cancer was...
Diagnosed in October last year, I’ve had 12 weeks of Paclitaxel, lumpectomy and lymph nodes and 5 sessions of radiotherapy. I’m now on Kadcyla every three weeks and daily Letrozole. I had an MRI a couple of weeks ago and they have found ‘something’ in...
Everything is moving forward had my treatment plan and date for chemo then surgery very scary time but trying to be as organised and normal as I can for my husband and kids but emotional wreck today hugs to you all xx
Hi , I’m new to the forum, had breast cancer 5 years ago mastectomy, radiotherapy, and chemo thought I was in the clear as my last mammogram had said so in may , but no come July I was told I had metastatic breast cancer which now has spread to my bones...
