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Hello. I found a lump in my right breast and went to the GP straight away. I had my 2ww appointment on 1st April and had 2 mammograms, an ultrasound and biopsies taken from my breast and under my arm. I was told at that appointment there is cancer...
A week ago today I was told I had a encapsulated papillary carcinoma that I had caught early and would need surgery then radiotherapy. They did however do a deeper biopsy as the lump was large . Today I have been told it is an invasive triple negative...
Hi there I am facing a very difficult decision this week. I was diagnosed with breast cancer this year initial biopsies stage 1 18mm grade 2 er pr postive her2 negative was told don’t worry this is the most common and treatable cancer. After my lumpectomy...
Hi all I had a lumpectomy last month and will be starting radiotherapy in a couple of weeks. I was previously taking a small dose of Isotretinoin (oral retinoid to control acne) but I stopped in November 2025 once I received my breast cancer diagnosis...
Hi all I was diagnosed with her2 positive few years ago in my left breast went through Chemo, surgery, Radiotherapy and Target therapy. Anyway to cut a long story short finished my treatment and now on Zoladex and Anastrozole for 5 years. Last week or...
Hi all I had a small lump removed 12mm in February stage 1 grade 3. Clear margins around lump and not in my lymph nodes but my Oncotype score came back as 79 start chemo next month has anyone had a score as high as this really worried because the discussions...
Hello everyone. About 3 months ago I noticed my right armpit looked swollen compared to my left. There was no pain couldn’t feel a lump didn’t think much about it. About four weeks ago my armpit suddenly became painful and tender, along with terrible...
As I was having a heart scan to check my heart is ok for chemotherapy this afternoon at 3.30 pm on 10.4.2026 - my daughter was being prepared for an emergency c- section. I had received a message from my daughter she had gone to hospital with extreme...
At last, a solution to the agony of late effects of radiotherapy last year. I had lumpectomy July 2025, radiotherapy September 2025 and sailed through it all, a bit of fatigue, but nothing I couldn’t cope with. Until February 2026, swollen, lumpy, hot...
Hello - I'm new here! For me there has been something about 'daring' to look at information and read others experiences. I think it is about trying to contain the potential 'overwhelm'! Anyway, I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy, just over...
