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Biopsies left me with awful bruising. That bought back how much trauma l have been carrying thanks to growing up with a sister with antisocial behaviour disorder who died in hospital over the height of covid. Kicked off a bad reaction to anything to do...
I have been crying all day. The breast clinic called me this morning and said they have found something on my mammogram. For those who don’t know me now (anxious Annie who posts all the time). I have had mastectomy, chemo and radiotherapy. Chemo ending...
Hi All, I was at the breast clinic for a referral yesterday and was told that I had clustered calcifications which they felt was very likely to be early cancer with a Mammogram and Ultrasound grading of U5 and M5. I was sat down by a cancer nurse and...
Am a (hopefully ) returning resident to the UK, currently residing in USA. I have Stage lV ER positive breast cancer with metz to bones. My current treatment is Femara and Ribociclib (Kisqali), which I am doing well on. I am hoping to return to the...
First I'm very happy with the BC treatment, diagnosis, chemotherapy and care but my recent 24 hrs in hospital have left me shaking my head in amazement. These things happened to me. In the scheme of things minor incidents but as I've described them to...
So 18 months ago I was diagnosed with DCIS oestrogen positive breast cancer. Two surgeries to get a clear margin and sentinel note out +5 days of radiotherapy. Consider myself lucky that it was only Stage one, knocking on the door of stage two. Picked...
Is anyone else having trouble sourcing this brand? I managed to get a pack, but I’ve been told the supplier doesn’t have them.
Hi I am starting on capecitabine soon, I am nervous as to what to expect. How am I going to feel. I just can't sleep, eat or think properly at the moment my head is all over the place. Just wondering if anybody would share their experience, I understand...
Hi, My partner is on long term paxlitaxel as well as a cocktail of painkillers including pregabalin. She is really suffering with swollen ankles, causing cracks and hardening in the skin. Creams seem to make little difference. We will mention it again...
Hi everyone, I’m Sophie, 34, and I was diagnosed with invasive ductal grade 3 triple-positive breast cancer on New Year’s Eve. I’m currently about to start my third round of chemotherapy (out of six total). I’ve recently been experiencing some pain...
