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Hi, Fairly new to group but diagnosed with DCIS (ranging 8cm) in my right breast in February. Mastectomy with implant reconstruction went ahead in April. The results of this that were missed on all biopsies was a 2.1cm tumour of invasive cancer and...
Hi I had been considering booking a mammogram, mainly because my husbands late wife died after leaving breast cancer because of reasons best known to herself. Instead I had an ultrasound to look at my haitus hernia and that showed a lesion on my right...
Hi. I had a lumpectomy in December 2021 with a re-excision a month later in January 2022, followed by EC chemo, radiotherapy and then started 10 years of endocrine therapy with 3 years of bisphosphonates. I'm now almost 3 years from the surgery and...
I had a mastoplexy twice due to too small margins. Had radiotherapy in February. Follow up appointment never mentioned further ops or whether I was happy. When can you ask for the other breast to be 'downsized'? I find it too hard to find bras that are...
Hey everyone So just done round 3 of chemo last Friday and normally I'm back to normal by now...well normalish..symptoms have been manageable but lasting a little longer this time..aching constipation..flu like feeling but the worst is my taste..I lose...
Hi i had 5 radiotherapy sessions and moisturised following the sessions. I now have i can only describe as a tanned breast where i had my radiotherapy with a defined edge. How long will it take for my breast to go back to its normal colour? My skin isnt...
Hi Just joined this forum. Was diagnosed with breast cancer in jul 24, told it was non-aggressive, grade 2. Had a lumpectomy Aug 24, went back for results which started off the good news is its not in the lymph nodes, however on excision the lumps...
I finished treatment in January for stage 1 Triple Negative Breast cancer and was discharged in April. On the whole I’ve been feeling good until last week, I had to pee alot and things just felt wrong Ive been to the doctors and they suspect prolapse...
I had bilateral breast cancer, have been through 6 rounds of Chemo and double mastectomy and lymph nodes clearance with reconstruction (implants) followed by further surgery to remove my nipples. I'll start Radiotherapy soon, and my understanding was...
Hi I was diagnosed at 46 with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma in January of the year. I've had a right side mastectomy and axillary lymph node clearance followed by 8 rounds of Chemo (4 EC & 4 Paclitaxol) then 15 sessions of Radiotherapy. I'm now on ovarian...
