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My oncologist has refused to give me a stage instead using the TNM score, this makes me wonder what they're not telling me. I had 2 invasive breast cancers and 2 dcis in my left breast and a mastectomy 6 months ago. It is also grade 3 her2 and er positive...
I stopped HRT and started Tamoxifen approx 3 months ago. I have countless hot flushes in the day and wake up in a pool of sweat a few times in the night. When I'm not sweating, I'm so cold it's untrue. I wake in the night, my nose is cold, my body is...
I am really struggling. I have had my 2nd cycle of Docetaxil, Carboplatin and Phesgo. Everything tastes like acid and feels like gritty glass in my mouth. I can tolerate cola to drink - really smooth ice cream. Is there anything I can do to take this...
Hello, receantly diagnosed with stage 1 triple negative breast cancer. Still waitong on a treatment plan. Everyone keeps telling me to stay away from sugar as it feeds cancer. Has anyone been advised this? And what does stay away actually mean? I mean...
Hello all! I’ve just had my fourth excision to remove a margin for DCIS- MI. I am really struggling with some sort of allergy/reaction following this surgery. Intense itching and red and tender. A couple of doctors have checked and no infection it seems...
It's Saturday so don't know who to ask for advice. I simply have no idea if I have taken my Letrozole tablet today or not. I have tried counting back to when I started them in December but I'm still not certain. I guess that I have to let things stay...
Hi everyone I have had a lymph node clearance and mastectomy on my left side 3 years ago. I often have blood tests and they really struggle with my veins and often want to try and use my left arm instead. I have always said no due to lymphoedema risk...
Boob I had lumpectomy on one year ago is puckering should I be concerned?
Hi Everyone, Last Sunday I had my second mastectomy in 4 years and my after effects ate very different to the last one. I feel tired and achy with no energy at all and don't even fancy eating much. Four years ago I was raring to go after a couple of...
My oncologist has suggested I get a port rather than a picc line inserted for my pending chemo treatment. I am not sure I want it though having read up about it. Right now I have no visible scars once I have my bra on, other than under my arm, but a port...
