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Following my lumpectomy and SNLB, I have had a little tenderness going down my arm from my armpit. I noticed in the shower today an inflamed, sinewy "cord" there. Has anyone else experienced cording? What did you do about it? Jo xx
Hi, I’m currently taking chewable calcium and vitamin D tablets after dexa scan showed osteoporosis in hip and general osteopenia. I’m aching after weekly alendronic acid tablet and wondering if others have had a similar experience? Also I’m finding the...
Hi just a query about the difference in detection. Can a mammogram show benign calcification results but a further ultrasound show a cancerous lump not detected by the mammogram?
Hello Well today, 4th March 2026, is the day! I will be up at 5.15 to get myself to my daughter's by 6 and she will take me to hospital for my op. This is the 2nd time I have had to look cancer straight in the eye and said "I can do this, I will...
Hi, After having chemo, surgery then radiotherapy for invasive ductal breast cancer I am now having Letrozole daily and Phesgo and Zometa every 3 and 12 weeks. I have been left with neuropathy to my feet, hands, legs and mouth which is gradually getting...
Hi having gone to a single mastectomy I am struggling to look at my new body. I don’t regret decision and have wonderful support. But can’t seem to look at what is not there anymore I wonder if this has happened to anyone else? What do I do?
Hi I was recently diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the liver after 15 years from initial diagnosis of grade 1 invasive ductal carcinoma with one lymph node involved, I had a mastectomy followed by chemo and then tamoxifen for 5 years. Recent...
I'm from Nairobi Kenya.Diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer last year.Underwent myectomy in December 2025 and have started Chemotherapy. Looking for a support group to assist me go through this especiallyhow to cope with the side effects, emotional...
Good morning lovely people. I am new to the community, having read some wonderful helpful supportive suggestions over the past few months. I now have a bit of a dilemma. I had breast cancer, so had a left breast mastectomy, plus 23 cancerous lymph...
Does anyone know how long it takes to put a picc line in, I’m petrified of needles so this is the only way to go
