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My wife was diagnosed last Monday 10th aug. Since then she’s had a mri scan, we get the results from that tomorrow. She’s a 33mm tumour and we’ve been so emotional and exhausted over this past week, I bust into tears at the slightest thought of what she...
Good evening everyone, I have my first chemotherapy session on the 3rd of September and I am trying to use the time wisely now in advance of this and wondered what things I should take with me to the Chemotherapy Suite?. What things did you find or...
Hey all, It's lovely to read so many helpful responses to all that has posted. Very caring community. I just wanted to introduce my self as I've just joined today. I was diagnosed with Breast cancer in May this year at 47. It had spread to lymphnode...
Well after 10 years of sitting contently in my pelvic bone my Breast Cancer met has decided to have a change of scenery and now invaded my liver. Have been on Fulvestrant for the past 6 years but now not wirking. My MO wants me to start Elacetrant pending...
Good morning everyone - I am about to start Chemotherapy (dont know exact drugs for chemotherapy yet) for stage 3 breast cancer and wondered about other people's experience's regarding hair loss?. Am I right in thinking that I will lose all my hair?....
Hi I would like to know how one can tell if hormone-blocking meds are working or not, please? I've taken Tamoxifen and Anastrozole before and Letrozole just now. I had horrible side effects from the former too, bad side effects from a particular brand...
Good afternoon everyone, My delightful estranged husband left me as he was "sick of my health" and so I am now about to start chemotherapy on my own and I am 45 - 50 minutes by car from hospital living in a very rural area. I would love to hear your...
Hello all of you wonderful people For four days last week I had all the clinical signs of IBC. I wasn’t even - despite having a very strong BC family history - aware of what IBC is, until I googled redness, dimpling, orange peel skin, breast infection...
My mastectomy was 8 days ago and it immediately developed what I now know is seroma. Basically it just looks like a B-cup boob, and has done since I first looked at it a few hours after the surgery. Today the nurse tried to drain it by inserting the...
Had my consultant appointment yesterday to discuss surgery and I have decided on theraputic mammoplasty as I just dont think i could cope with having a mastectomy my surgeon thinks this is the best option for me too and im glad after 10 weeks we have...
