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Hi, im 10 days post op jusg wondered if anyone else had loss of appetite nausea and mild headache headache might not be linked but def appetite and nausea it’s mild but noticibke it was reconstruction with implant after double mastectomy. t...
Hi I'm really struggling with anxiety at the moment. I live with my two sons and I'm going through the chemo stage .I haven't tolerated it well and I feel like my anxiety is making everything worse . I have persuaded myself because of how poorly I've...
I am an 80 year old lady and I had my mastectomy surgery for grade 2 lobular carcinoma 5 months ago. I have been taking Letrozole 45mg daily for about 4 months and will be prescibed for the next 5 years. I am suffering with night sweats and hot flushes...
Hello, I was diagnosed in January with HER2 breast cancer grade 2 which spread to a sentinel node. I had an operation in May and took Letrozole from the start. a sample was sent to the US for oncotyping and the chances of this cancer spreading are...
Hi I’m 46 and went to my appointment with the breast clinic Wednesday and at first said it was a cyst and I would have it drained but will still need to have a mammogram and an ultrasound and the next minute I was have two biopsies taken as there was...
My radiotherapy finished yesterday. ( ductal carcinoma in situ stage 2 grade 3, also lymph nodes removed) Today I cant shake the feeling of exhaustion or the feeling like i want to cry. I dont know if this is normal, or if its because im on letrozole...
Hi everyone! I'm a 50 yr old Mum to 3 lovely kids and an married to the l love of my life. I have been diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer of my left breast, ER positive, bone metastases spine, left illiac crest and sternum) and a solid mass...
A few of you may remember the other week me frantically posting as a 33 year old diagnosed with breast cancer so thought I’d give an update. yesterday I met with my consultant and the CT scan confirmed it has not spread beyond lymph nodes, I have been...
Has anyone had a pico dressing after surgery? im having theraputic mammoplasty surgery soon and my surgeon told me i would have a pico dressing for two weeks changed after one week he did say it would drive me mad i guess because it's operated by battery...
Yesterday I got informed that the final test result had come through and it now turns out that I am Her2 positive aswell so I now won’t be having surgery on the 15th of September as I have to have chemo before it can be taken out. There is another wait...
