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Hi hope u all doing ok just looking for some advice seen April I have been having biosopy s followed by 3 wide local excision for dcis I got my results from my third wle on Friday and I need a mastectomy on my right breast and they said they will remove...
I was diagnosed the beginning of august and have just had my 4th chemo treatment. My midway mri showed they couldnt see the tumour anymore and the lymphnode involved is smaller after 3 chemos. So good news. However i cant help but feel extremely depressed...
Hi , I’ve just been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer following a routine mammogram. when I had biopsies was told she didn’t think it was sinister and she thought it was lymph nodes they could see . Was totally blindsided when I went for...
I’ve been on tamoxifen for four years coming up this Christmas. I responded very well to all my treatment but in the past year I have gained a lot of weight. I am petite so been very very lucky with weight . I do weights at home along with walking and...
Hi All I have been on Letrozole since November/December last year. I have had joint aches since the beginning and just get on with it. I have recently started a fit step class and upped my walking and this has just in the last week irritated my right...
I’m in a dilemma. I have been prescribed Letrozole which I am told will make me 0.7% less likely to have a reoccurrence. After reading the side effects I’m very concerned about taking it and also not taking it. Have any of you decided not to take it?...
Hi, Has anyone had a prescription for medical marijuana? Or know how private prescriptions work? I know it’s very difficult through the NHS. But I see you can pay around £50 for a private consultation and get a prescription if you fit the criteria...
Hi I have had 6 rounds so far with another 2 to go, I have been using the cold cap which I find absolutely horrendous but it seemed to work until the last time when I lost about 50% of my hair overnight. This was an awful shock to me, for me having my...
Just over six months ago I had lumpectomy on the left and right sides plus lymph gland removal. That was followed by radiotherapy, a zometa infusion and letrozole I expected pain and discomfort but I hadn’t anticipated it would last so long. The pain...
Hello all. I had a diep flap reconstruction Wednesday. Going home today but really unhappy I have to take my drain with me. They say on the one hand do exercises regularly but of course that increases the fluid. On the other hand to reduce the fluid do...
