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I had an appointment with my consultant yesterday to discuss next steps which for me will be surgery What i wasn't expecting was to have to choose which procedure I would be having, i have a choice between lumpectomy, therapeutic mammoplasty, or mastectomy...
Hi there, I've had a lumpectomy on the 6th of July. Things were going well and I was recovering well, even worked the following week. But I had swelling (seroma I guess?) in my breast and under my arm. So this week, two weeks post surgery, I started...
Picked up 3 weeks back on mammogram and confirmed by biopsy.Waiting for more results. extremely scared can’t sleep or eat.
I'm nearly 2 years post initial surgery and 18 months post second surgery. I healed well and am thriving. Tonight I noticed as I took my bra off that it was catching on my breast. I have no feeling in my reconstructed breast but I saw blood. There seems...
Hi folks, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April after finding a lump in the shower. I had every scan going. The PET scan showed 2 false positives on top, so i had to have a brain and throat scan too, which was very scary, both were negative thankfully...
Hello everyone . I’ve recently had a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal and all went well . I am having my mapping appointment next Wednesday for my Radiotherapy and after that I’ve been told I will have to take Letrozole for 5 years . To be honest...
I am currently taking Exemestane. I have taken it for 8 months and two months ago my GP gave me steroid injections into my finger and thumb due to trigger finger type problems. I asked could this be caused by the Exemestane and her reply was “Sometimes...
Hi, I’m new here and really not sure what to say etc so here’s some info-following a routine mammogram in April I was recalled and to cut a long story short I was diagnosed with er &pr positive and her2 negative breast cancer on the 3rd of June. This...
Hi all, Just wanted to ask if anyone else has gained weight on Letrozole, or any of the hormone treatments. I have been on it for only about two weeks and already feel as if I have a cushion wrapped around my middle. Feel quite bloated and definitely...
On the 20th June I found a lump, the last one was back in 2020, stage 2 breast cancer. Lumpectomy and radiotherapy. The new lump is on the same side. Double biopsy on the lump done on my birthday on the 29th June. Appointment with breast surgeon on 4th...
