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Hi, I was diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer on 17th March 2022. My journey so far..... I've had a lump for a fairly long time in my right armpit, previous visits to the doctor and scans, this has always been nothing, and assuming this was the...
Hi all. I had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy last October and November. I recently had a ct scan for a blood clot. The scan showed some new changes in the same breast. Is it possible for the cancer to return so soon? Thanks.
Hello all. I was diagnosed at the end of August 2021 with early stage but aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I completed 6 months of chemo at the end of March and will be having surgery on 20th April. I have the BRCA1 gene and opted for a double...
Hi I am new to this I had my op last month and start chemo next week Could handle the op but not sure about handling the chemo
Hi I finished my Chemo for her2 positive breast cancer in December last year, I am still having phesgo injections, I had surgery in January this year and will be having radiotherapy the end of May. I have tested positive for Covid, I have headache, eye...
Just had lumpectomy with wire guided sentinel lymph node biopsy, all went well apparently but I am looking for travel insurance now as I understand it can be really expensive now, can anyone help? Obviously early stages as not had any other treatment...
Hey, can anyone help? How do you sleep with a pic line,? had it put in yesterday, but had an awful night sleep I'm a side sleeper , all curled up , I was told I could still sleep on my side , but how? It's in my left arm , I sleep on my left side...
Hi all decided to take advice and wake up early today because mornings are my worse time , so I'm trying to hopefully see if this helps and makes me feel a bit more with it .... its day 6 and I'm juwilling myself to feel slightly better in time for Easter...
Hello first chemo today and I have woken up sick with fear and back to being in disbelief. How? How is this my life ….I should be going to work, not chemotherapy. How is it real? I feel like I am moving closer to the end of treatment and a time...
Soo 20 days since Mastectomy and reconstruction for DCIS Extensive spread.. been doing really well until last night, I discovered a unpleasant smell coming from my boob and boob itself was getting more painful. I rang NHS who got a dr to ring me back...
