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I have one more chemo session left in 2 weeks - woohoo - and then start 3 weeks of radiotherapy from the middle of July. I had a meeting with the oncologist to discuss this on Wednesday where he also talked about hormone therapy. He said this was the...
Hi, I’ve been on abemaciclib for 7 months now and I have moved from the strongest dose to the next one down. I’ve doing ok but have periods of extreme exhaustion. I don’t want to drop the dose again as I couldn’t complete my chemo due to pnemonitus...
Hi, my mum has just undergone lumpectomy which was thankfully very successful. She is 69 years old and has been advised by a specialist that her tumour was so small that he would be comfortable if she decided that she did not wish to go through with radiotherapy...
I am going from one emotion to another in quick succession I just don’t know what to do I am so scared I still have to have some more investigations to have but the outlook is not looking good so far. Each stage so far has been bad news after bad...
Good evening everyone unfortunately I found myself on this site due to a lot of anxiety and stress . I found a lump in my breast and had all the three stage steps done . So waiting for the biopsy result . The consultant did say to me that his. 97% sure...
Hi Ive just discovered a small moveable lump to the left side of my lumpectomy scar. I'm 2 months post surgery. I am going to ring the BCN tomorrow. But I just wanted to check if anyone had any experience of this? Thanks
Hi everyone, I keep having dreams about my breast cancer returning. I was diagnosed in 2023 and had a lumpectomy. I have been for 2 annual mammograms so far and both were clear so I don’t know why I’m so convinced that this year will be different. I...
Hello, my head is still a bit scrambled so I hope this makes sense last August I had a total duct removal on my right side everything OK no abnormalities had my yearly mammogram end of April thought nothing of it three weeks later got a phone call wanting...
I've been on letrozole for 12 months and sometimes have brain fog. Just wondering if anyone else experiences this. I will be looking for something in a cupboard and cannot physically see it. Will sometimes eventually find it and it will be right in...
Hi I have very sensitive skin to plasters and dressings and wondered if any of you have any advice please? My biopsy and breast marker dressings have caused very red and sore areas where the adhesive is and one area has broken the skin. It is on my records...
