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Hi everyone, My mum has had breast cancer 3 times over the last few years, and unfortunately, they've now found a lesion in her brain that they think has travelled from her breast. They are looking into the option of surgery or stereotactic radiotherapy...
Hi, I'm curious about cancer related fatigue. I asked my doctor if breast cancer itself could cause fatigue - he said no. I was diagnosed from a routine mamogram - Grade 2 , 2 tumours that spread to lymph nodes. No symptoms apart from the last couple...
Hi I had surgery nearly 7 weeks ago for 15mm DCIS intermediate grade. I had a therapeutic mammoplasty. All healing well and dressings removed but was told pathology not back due to staff shortage in labs and then a wait for a clinic appointment. I’ve...
Hi all, Please help! I had my surgery yesterday and was told by the consultant to buy surgery bras. As I wasn’t told to buy before so didn’t have any. I am all bandaged up at the moment do i need to wear a bra over the bandages ? I would really appreciate...
Hi I started Zoladex injection in July then I as on letozole now on another type bringing with an a, but I woke up today with pillow full of hair do we think this could be the treatment I did also have open brain surgery a week ago but they only shaved...
Hello All, I have Triple+ breast cancer grade 3 early stage (no lymph node involvement). I am currently trying to complete neo-adjuvant chemo but proving allergic to every drug & battling every side-effect on the tin (neutropenia/ severe gut pain...
Hi everyone I’m new here and thought I’d introduce myself and share a little about where I’m at. I’m 38 and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. It started after I found a lump in my right breast, and after what feels like a whirlwind of scans...
Hi very nervous regarding having to start riboclibib . having read side effects trying not to imagine I am going to get them all am interested to hear from any strong girls out there who have any experience with this med have been given anti sickness...
Just had my diagnosis waiting for chemotherapy appointment. Told I need a MRI now worried sick because it's in my lymph nodes it may of spread to other parts of my body. Does anyone else wake up silly hours at night get up watch TV every night I wake...
Afternoon everyone Im post surgery 3 weeks and had 5cm by 5cm removed from left breast along with 3 lymph nodes. Scars are healing well but im in constant pain (like sunburn) on the top part & under part of my arm and was wondering if there is any...
