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Does anyone know if alternative treatment to surgery? I e stage 2 breast cancer and told on Friday I need a mastectomy. I can face surgery and was given no information. The nurse was meant to call me today but didn’t. I’ve been left all weekend with this...
Anyone else running out of veins? I had a mastectomy in Dec 25 and started chemo at the end of Feb. I can only have bloods done in my left arm due to the right side mastectomy. I have tiny veins which like to hide, and despite drinking loads and preheating...
Hi all I’m due to start 12 weeks of chemo for TNBC in 10 days at Southend Hospital and I’m cold capping. I have questions for you pros and apologies if I’ve repeated what others have asked. Anybody used the Daniel field chemo hair treatment package...
I am about to start chemo next week for breast cancer. i know i need to avoid certain foods but am struggling to find out if honey should be avoided. one article says it can be used to help with the mouth ulcers and another article says it’s raw so...
Hi, I had a my mastectomy surgery on Thursday following a diagnosis of high grade DCIS and after 2 lumpectomies without clear margins this was the next step. It was hard to hear this needed to happen and loads of decisions to make but I decided to...
Hello my name is Ruth and I have been diagnosed with lobular cancer in my left boob I am having a mastectomy. But have been offered a flap reconstruction has any one has either of these I’m struggling to make my mind up. Hope you can help
Hi. I just wanted to update everyone here as I can’t find my original post about me being worried for my biopsy results after something was found on my first mammogram after treatment (7 months since chemo and 5 months post radiotherapy). I went for...
Hi All, I’m new to this forum. I’m a 64 years old and was diagnosed with bilateral invasive ductal carcinoma in January. I had bilateral lumpectomy’s and sentinel lymph node removal in February. I am really fortunate in that lymph nodes were clear...
Hi i have found a lump and am waiting for an appointment with the breast clinic 2 yrs after my last radiation therapy and so will very likely decide to have 1or both breasts removed this time, I’m 70 yrs old and have been told having reconstructive...
Hi All. I'm about to have my 5th session of chemo tomorrow (TNBC). I've been having weekly chemo, Wk 1 Immunotherapy, Paclitaxel and Carboplatin followed by 2 wks of Paclitaxel only before starting next cycle. Two and a half weeks in I started losing...
