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Hello, hoping I can get and offer support on this forum. I was diagnosed with bc last month (stage 2 grade 2 hormone positive) and am having a mastectomy in a couple of weeks followed by hormone therapy. It's all been a bit of a blur, tbh, and feels...
Hi I’m new to this forum . I’m very had endometrial cancer 13 years ago and breast cancer 18 months ago with surgery and Radiotherapy. Both cancers were early and I’ve felt lucky and plucked up the courage to face prolapse surgery last November . Have...
I’m newly diagnosed. Feeling a bit paranoid about the supplements I’ve taken in the past and currently take. I had ME years ago so supplementing was a big part of that recovery. Apparently collagen is an absolute no? I will speak to my oncologist when...
Hi all I know everyone is different but needing some advice or opinions… so I’ve been signed off work since 12th December following my cancer diagnosis… had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on 24th January I am healing well and recovering. Now...
I have been on Letrozole for over a year and now I am due to go on abemaciclib and can't decide whether to or not, is anyone else on this drug, I don't like the fact that I will be immuno suppressed.
Hi im just starting this drug today. Any feedback on how it’s working out for the people taking it would be appreciated. Im Quite anxious. Kind regards
Been on Letrozole for 3 months to try n shrink my tumour before surgery. Going for ultrasound this afternoon to check if it’s responding. I’m absolutely terrified of what I’m going to hear . Has anyone else been through this?
Hi I've recently been told I have osteoporosis, from my last bone scan I had a therapeutic mammoplasty just over 2 years ago,and have been taking letrozole Has anyone refused bisophanates, I'm worried about the side effects of them Many thanks...
Hi all you brave and strong people, hoping you can help me make sense of this crazy rollercoaster called Breast Cancer!! I was told on Christmas Eve that I had secondary breast cancer, treatable but not curable, following my routine 3 year mammogram...
I was diagnosed near the end of July with breast cancer. I've since had surgery to remove the tumour and a sentinel node biopsy. When I was getting those results, they mentioned something that they said could indicate something more invasive, but I didnt...
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