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It’s nearly 2am and I am feeling cross with myself for probably doing too much yesterday. I had surgery on Friday and I’m a single mum of two. My mum, who is 78 and who cares for my dad gas been coming round each day to help but I hate seeing her have...
Hi there - I have been hovering in the wings since my diagnosis, and I am already grateful to this group for the support I have seen and the questions that have been answered, so I thought it was time to join you. I was diagnosed with bilateral breast...
I finally got my diagnoses yesterday and it was what I had expected and what they had prepared me for, they diagnosed Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer, which I think they said feeds of oestrogen (sorry all a bit of a blur so can only remember bits of what...
Dear All, I am due to go to my first appointment on Thursday to discuss my biopsy results etc. I have since found out it is the surgeon I am seeing. I had already been told to prepare for a cancer diagnosis which I am slowly accepting when I had my mammogram...
Hello, Not that EC was pure joy, but I just started docetaxel on Thursday and my goodness the bone and muscle pain is awful! I can’t move without some terrible grunting, stopped bothering with paracetamol and ibuprofen as no help at all the last 2 days...
Hi all, I have triple negative breast cancer, had my port fitted today and am starting chemo tomorrow- having PC and immunotherapy with Pembro? I’m really worried about possible allergic reactions and side effects. Also still worried about headaches...
I had a Mastectomy on November 4th and should have got my results last week so just over 3 weeks to wait. Christie’s rang to say results weren’t back so they’d be ringing me tomorrow and now they have just rang to say they still aren’t back and they are...
Dear All, I have joined this group from India. My mother (59 years old as of July 2024) has been recently diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer (Estrogen-70%, Progesterone - 15% and HER2 +ve) which has advanced into liver. I am looking forward...
Hello everyone, I completed radiation in July this year and it seems I’m now having the side effects. Is this normal? upper back chest shoulder arm and low blood pressure now the tiredness is always there but will this get better? Also the constant...
I finished my 15 sessions of radiotherapy one week ago. The therapy was on my left breast (I had a lumpectomy) and my lymph nodes under my arm and at the base of my neck. Just a clear up procedure. However, I have been in some discomfort across my shoulder...
