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Hi, I had a bi lateral lumpectomy in January. I finished a course of 20 sessions of radiotherapy at the end of April. The soreness, itching etc settled down over a few weeks, but now I have this pain in my ribs at the side and under one breast. It...
Hi All Well it will be two weeks tomorrow since my lumpectomy and I still have the awful drain in. On my third container and the wound is becoming increasingly painful. 30ml drained overnight and I am becoming more fed up of it by the hour. Does anyone...
I am due to have a Mastectomy with reconstruction.The back muscle and tissue reconstruction has been ruled out due to the sports i take part in and also because there isnt enough tissue. I also dont have enough tissue on my stomach to use for reconstruction...
Went to doctor with a dull ache in my left Breast which I've had for about 6 months. No obvious changes or lumps that I could feel. She done an examination & found nothing in my left breast but when examining my right breast she felt a thickening under...
Hi, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma on 17th May and I’m 40 years old. I had MRI, CT scan and bone scan in the 2 weeks following my diagnosis and then I was at an appointment with my consultant on Tuesday and I now have a plan and know...
Well I started this journey back in February. Started of so positive , on a high even…. Had the op in end March. Been off work since as my mental state has been on a roller coaster. Even though some people think I should have gone back. I start on...
Hi I was diagnosed on 20th May 2022. HER 2 Negative and Oestrogen receptor positive. Grade 2. Has anyone else received the same diagnosis? The next step was to have a breast MRI A previous CT scan (which was to check my liver) nothing to do...
Hi, this is the first time I’ve posted on here. I’ve just finished 8 months of treatment - removal of lump and lymph nodes, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I’m now on letrizole. A few days before my final RT I have felt very emotional, and am constantly...
Hi it was one year and two months since I had a operation to have two breast lumps in my right breast removed at the same time as one was benign and the other lump next to it was a benign Phyllodes tumour about a week or so ago I found a lump in my left...
Hello everyone, I am due my last chemo on 4th feb then have a ct planning scan for radiotherapy a few weeks later, for the past few weeks I am going into a complete panic about the CT scan. I am terrified of scans since my breast cancer diagnosis in...
