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Morning everyone. I have recently had surgery for aggressive stage 3 her 2 positive breast cancer. I have healed really well with no complications and am feeling like I now want to get back to ‘normal’ and back to work. I have my oncology appointment...
Hi there, I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal five days ago. I have been so surprised how minimal the pain and discomfort have been ( which is great) BUT also surprised at how exhausted I feel. I hadn’t expected that… is anyone else experiencing...
Hello Recently diagnosed with stage one Ductal breast cancer. I went a lumpectomy last week. The surgery itself was okay and I was discharged early evening within one to 2 hours. My breast swelled up significantly after speaking to the ward. They told...
Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 1 grade 2 ductal about 7 weeks ago. Have undergone lumpectomy & SNB which were clear. Due to have radiotherapy & start Anastrazole. Slightly concerned about possible side effects from medication
Hello I’m on the 2 week referral (referred Thursday so waiting on appointment) and in my early 30s but wondered if people have had similar symptoms and what it ended up being for them? I was itching my boob so thought i would just check and noticed...
Hi all, I had my oncology sign off appointment last Thursday, and requested an ultrasound on my left side where surgery was for peace of mind. The svan appointment was on Monday morning, and she asked how many nodes I'd had removed. I told her I had...
Hi everyone my name is Jo. I am 52. I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer on Wednesday this week. I am still coming to terms with the diagnosis. The consultant says it’s caught early, although he didn’t actually think it was anything to...
Hello to you all. I was just wondering if anyone has had the same diagnosis as mine. I was diagnosed from a biopsy on a swollen lymph node in my left armpit in January 2023, my cancer is HR8/ER8 HER2 negative - CT scans on my torso showed that the cancer...
I'm curious to know if anyone has declined to have Hormone therapy.. And how did you decide? I'm still deciding myself and would love to hear from those who also opted not to try it.
I'm looking for advice regarding radiotherapy, I have already undergone a lumpectomy and chemo, EC and Docetaxel. At the moment I am leaning towards not going ahead with radiotherapy- main reason being I consider the chance of permanent lymphedema to...
