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ANY advice would be greatly appreciated. My mother had a lumpectomy 6 weeks ago and has had three abscess in that time. The last drained 24 hours ago. She’s due to start radiotherapy next Thursday but is 79 , exhausted and the breast is very inflamed...
Well, it looks as if I might be back on the roller coaster again. Having had a right mastectomy for a local recurrence a couple of years ago and having had the full works of chemo, 3 surgical procedures, targeted and hormone therapy prior to that, I...
This is my very first posting. It's 1 year ago today when that dreaded letter dropped through the letterbox! The day it came was on my 66th birthday and the day after I retired!!!. The letter was recalling me after a routine mammogram. I had to wait...
Hello everyone, I’m new here, I was diagnosed last July, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, still having herceptin every 3 weeks, but luckily I was diagnosed early, so it had not spread my question is, since I have had to stop HRT is there anything...
I was diagnosed with TNBC back in March and since then I have been, well ok that sucks but then just pushed it all down, carried on as if nothing was happening. Still working, still trying to act like there is nothing I cant handle. I am fortunate to...
This evening I have been told that my tumour is bigger than the CT suggested and the MRI now states it is 9cm x 8cm. I have been told to expect that they probably wont be able to save the skin. I was so shocked when I heard that that I didnt know what...
Hi everyone I was on 400grs of ribiciclib until recently.the ribiciclib is causing me problems with my liver so I was taken off it 5 weeks ago. My liver is improving but I am being put back on ribiciclib at the lower dose next week. I am concerned that...
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m 26 and just in so much shock and I have no idea how to navigate anything. Any advice or friendly conversations welcomed
The best words you can hear! Lumpectomy July 25, radiotherapy September 25, first mammogram July 26, results today . Such a relief to get the letter today. Yes I’ve got a wonky boob, yes I still get tired, yes I’ve got radiation fibrosis, yes I’ve got...
Hi i’m 33 years old and this week was told by the consultant I have breast cancer. I was so confident after the GP kept telling me I had a cyst I went to the appointment alone. As soon as they did the ultrasound the radiographer said “we’ve found something...
