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Thankyou so much for allowing me to this group ! This is my first time posting ! I am an active 64 year old ! I had Right axillary node clearance on the 7th August 2024 after finding cancer associated with breast cancer 18 years ago ( which resulted...
Hello, I had ER+ breast cancer in 2022 for which I had chemo to shrink tumor, lumpectomy & radiotherapy. I have been taking Letrozole since ending active treatment, I am slowly getting used to the side effects. However recently I have had an extremely...
Hi, I have my last of 4 EC treatments next week to be followed by 12 weekly paclitaxel treatments. So can’t wait to be done with the dreaded EC Please somebody tell me it gets easier on the paclitaxel, really hoping I’m not so tired and the horrible...
Finished chemo 3 weeks now 22nd August, thought I would feel better or start to at least, but am experiencing pains in breast that got treated , plus pain in ribs under , and in back which is getting me down. Due to start radiotherapy this week too. ...
How often do you have follow up appointments and with whom. I had breast cancer two and half years ago. I see my breast surgeon every six months with scans. Next year I will only see him every year until the five years are up. i also have been seeing...
Hi everyone. I hope you’re all doing well- so breast cancer is a bit of a challenge isn’t it? I had surgery 9 days ago (lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy) and don’t have the follow up for another 3 weeks. It’s a long time to wait. I’m healing ok, I...
Hi all New here and I have questions. 7mm tumour removed. Biopsy tested positive for estrogen (number 4) but when tumour was analysed it came back negative. They repeating analysis on my request. Surgeon said I should push for the DX test but not...
I am having a mastectomy next Wednesday. My surgeon said I would leave with two drains in for a week. Is this normal my friend who had same op didn’t have this . He was so matter of fact and not friendly at all gave me no reassurance about the op. Any...
I'm just about to start adjuvant chemo next week on a 12 x weekly Paclitaxol followed by 4 x 2 weekly EC for breast cancer. I know everyone is different but I am wondering what to expect. there is a lot of information on the drugs the other way round...
Hi all, I tried googling this, but couldn’t find anything. Basically, a friend announced that I have had a double mastectomy and cancer diagnosis to her two adult daughters who I had only just met a few minutes before. I was sitting there, in the lounge...
