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Hi I have 1 more chemo session left glad to say and will then have a mastectomy left side. Surgeon has advised a Diep flap and a breast reduction to my healthy boob. I know this be a long operation I have never stayed a night in hospital so a bit concerned...
Hello all, Hope everyone is doing okay. needed a little help: My wife has T2, N0 - TNBC . Had Wide local excision with negative SNLB . She has completed her 4 cycles of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide and the next cycle of medicines are due to...
Hi, I've had 3 out of 15 sessions of radiotherapy and have already developed an irritating rash between my boobs. I have been using E45 lotion, but seems to get redder after applying. Has anyone got any recommendations on the best thing to use and are...
I came off HRT 3 months ago now on Letrozole. Suffering terrible night swets boo hoo. Any advice or tips???
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to see if anyone has experienced similar symptoms that either were a sign of metastatic disease or turned out not to be mets . I’m trying to make sense of some recent developments and would deeply appreciate any insights...
Hi, I was diagnosed at the end of August with bilateral breast cancer - 2 tumours in each breast - 1 DCIS, 1 invasive ductal tubular grade 1 on the right & 1 invasive ductal grade 2 & 1 mixed tubular/lobular on the left. This was all picked up from...
Hello all I was diagnosed with breast cancer in August and had a lumpectomy on 23 August with a 6 week wait for the results. I was all clear. But I am going to radiotherapy and having Zoledronic acid to protect my bones. I also had to go to the dentist...
I had bi lateral lumpectomy’s and sentinel node surgery nearly 3 weeks ago. Great news it hasn’t spread. However in my left breast they need to remove more tissue from above and below previous site. Have been offered mastectomy as surgeon said I could...
Dear all, I noticed on another thread that someone mentioned they are waiting for results from their mastectomy. Are more tests done on tumours from the mastectomy as I just thought once they did the biopsies they had all the information on what type...
Hello my name is christabelly. I have had a mastectomy and am in the middle of chemo to be followed by 15 sessions of radiotherapy. I have a pre-existing anxiety and depression condition which is being made worse because of the massive change to my life...
