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Like so many of use before BC I was happily taking HRT and felt bloody marvellous! Fast forward two years and I am taking letrozole, my cancer was large mulit-focal and whilst only a stage 2 after the mammoplasty they said if they'd have know how widespread...
Hi. I have recently been diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma, which I have been told is not the “usual” cancer found in the breast. After undergoing a wide range of scans and tests etc I now have my treatment plan. I’m having a sentinel lymph node...
Hi everyone I have just had one round of chemo and my weight has dropped off a lot although I am eating. It is hard not to overthink everything atm and I am worried about this. Is this normal? I know we are all different! Thanks and best wishes T x
I just got through the longest process it seemed in the world. I just went to the doctor at the end of August with pain in my right boob. And now I have a diagnosis of triple neg breast cancer mets to lymph and lung. WHAT??? No No No. I have plans. I...
I had a mastectomy in September I had my results yesterday I had stage 3 45mm lump and 3 lymph nodes removed all come back clear my treatment plan is chemotherapy and radiotherapy but I don’t want chemo has anyone declined chemo with triple negative breast...
Hello. I was called back after routine mammogram as 2 areas in right breast suspicious. Had biopsies taken from breast tissue and also lymph node and been told I will be called back for lumpectomies in 2 weeks time. I am still reeling from the shock....
Hi, Not really good at this stuff, basically I had surgery for breast cancer at the beginning of the year, followed by radiotherapy, it's been a bit of a roller coaster journey but all is now good and I'm on tamoxifen. But before that I had a sort...
Hi just wanted to know the side effects from radio as I'm starting in 2 wks time. Also finding it hard to sleep.
Hi all. my mum had stage 3 bilateral breast cancer, she tested negative for BRCA, my mum then died of cholangiocarcinoma a couple of years later. my cousin was diagnosed with serous ovarian cancer aged 39/40 and tested BRCA1 positive my gentics...
I’m due to start radiotherapy tomorrow but I’ve developed a cough and I’m worried I won’t be able to keep still. What can I do about this?
