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Hello I start radiotherapy this week, having full left breast as, due to the long wait for treatment, partial breast isn't an option anymore. Just wondered if anybody has had this and how have they felt during and after? I appreciate everyone...
had a mammo tydy..nervous wreck
I have just had 3 malignant oestrogen positive lymph nodes diagnosed. They could not find the primary cancer but are almost certain it’s breast cancer. It did not show up on mammograms due to tissue density. This was just on Tuesday this week and I have...
Hi all Hope you’re all doing as well as possible I was just wondering if anyone had any late side effects from radiotherapy ? Mainly swelling / inflammation, stiffness / tenderness or anything else . I had mine 21 months ago after a mastectomy without...
Hi Everyone. Very new to this. I did put a message on the new board and a very lovely soul Latchbrook directed me over here. In July of this year (2024) I was diagnosed with Grade 3 HER positive tumour in my right breast. I won't bore with the "why...
As above trying to figure out all the options. Anyone here having started treatment?
Hello everyone, hope everyone is having a good day. I am 44 & i was diagnosed initially with high Grade DCIS with micro invasion. I opted to have a mastectomy as was told this was my best chance of being done with it once & for all. I had my mastectomy...
So, discovered a lump in left breast, reassured with 2 week referral from gp, reassured again with hospital visit at weekend, normal mammogram then 3d mammogram then further mammogram after 2 biopsies and marker inserted. Consultant appt received today...
I was diagnosed on Monday 14th October with a 10cm high grade dcis cancer in my right breast. I have been told I will need a mastectomy and have requested a reconstruction at the same time. I'm just waiting on results of a second biopsy taken on the 17th...
Hi everyone, I found a lump in my left breast mid September and went to my gp who referred me to the breast clinic with an appt a week later. they did a mammogram and ultrasound which showed up calcifications and a swollen lymph node so they did a needle...
