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Hi I had a lumpectomy to remove a 9mm lump and an area of DCIS a month ago. When I saw the surgeon last week she said that one of the 2 sentinel lymph nodes removed showed micro metastases so because of this, and the fact that it's triple negative breast...
Hi I’m new to the group I have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer was told early only needed lumpectomy 8 weeks later many scans later it’s all snowballed to needing bi lateral mastectomy to my ast mri detecting subtle bone changes so possible...
How do you even make a decision about which surgery to go for? I’m high risk so a lumpectomy or single mastectomy will mean I’ll still have the risk, but recovery time is quicker to move on to the next phase of treatment. If I opt for a double then the...
Hi, diagnosed with ductal and lobular breast cancer 2 weeks ago. Had to go for an MRI yesterday for better view of my cancer so still no treatment plan. Likely mastectomy and chemo though. Scared, stressed and flaming angry, still at the 'why me!' stage...
Hi Have any of you had Paclitaxel chemo? I'm starting in a few weeks after 3 rounds of EC and wondered what side effects to expect. Any advice welcome. Thanks folks. Carolyn x
Hello I have recently been diagnosed with Stage 3 HER2Postive Breast Cancer. I've had my scans and had the PICC line inserted yesterday and have been cleared to start chemotherapy next Thursday. I'm normally a positive person and all this has thrown...
My treatment plan currently is chemotherapy, surgery then radiotherapy but now with mutation I’m not sure what is going to happen. I would like to have a double mastectomy now at point of surgery but just don’t know about reconstruction. I’ve also read...
Hello everyone I’m new my name is julia I was diagnosed with left breast cancer and lymph nodes under my left arm. I’m going in on the 10/6/22 for a mastectomy on left breast and lymph nodes removed. They will then decide what treatment I need. And I...
Since having my mastectomy on Tuesday I've felt great (well as good as I can be if you know what I mean). Today though I feel utterly crap, light headed ringing in ears and generally useless. Is this normal. Can't get hold of nurses due to bank holiday...
I’m 40 years old and almost 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer, invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2, hormone receptor positive, HER-2 negative. I went in with a lump under my arm which they thought was nothing but they said they’d do a mammogram...
