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Well an update after having my 1st chemo on Wednesday.it’s been hard , thought I was ok but after my 1st filgrastim injection , made my body so sore. Plus I feel all Iv done is slept. On Mother’s Day ended up in hospital due to severe constipation and...
Hi all I had my first chemo for breast cancer 4 weeks today which was in my left hand however I have what feels like a tight muscle around my elbow and down my arm. Which I've marked where the pain is on the pic. I am unable to keep my arm straight...
Hi not sure if I am in right group. Strong family history and I am a BRAca2 carrier. Thankfully annual MRI and mammogram… latest has requested follow up CTscan..anyone similar and reasons why? After a long covid wait about to have ovaries and tubes removed...
Hi, is anyone struggling with bloating during their chemo? I had a double mastectomy in November and started chemo in January. First three cycles were EC and that went relatively OK, I was able to work from home after a couple of days each time and even...
Hi all. I am new here, it is so weird being in a cancer forum huh? I am 32 and was diagnosed on the 24th of Feb with ER + HER- Stage 2 BC on the right breast. The area is extensive so they are planning for mastectomy, and I asked for a double one to...
Hi all, I'm new to BC, I'm new to the forum so let me know if I've just put this whole thing in the wrong place. Lol! So I'm 48, I received my diagnosis last Thursday, 3 bumps, one is not invasive, one is invasive, the other is a mystery which will...
Hello, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2021 which wasn't picked up by a mammogram. I didn't have a lump or pain, only a shadow which i thought was a scar from a cyst i had a few years ago. So I arranged to have a mammogram to put my mind...
Hi, I'm new to the group and thought I was doing so well... I had my diagnosis early February of Invasive Carcinoma grade 2 after a 3 week wait for mammogram, biopsy etc and then 2 weeks for the results. I had a lumpectomy operation and lymph node biopsy...
Hello. My surgeon told my margins were clear and sent a letter confirming this. Had an appointment with the oncologist who advised margin was 0.0mm and positive. I have been told by the surgeon that the cancer was right at the top edge of my breast and...
Hi everyone, two weeks ago I have been diagnosed with grade 1 invasive ductal cancers, (right breast). Both areas are oestrogen receptor positive. Her2 negative. The areas x 2 are too large and I need to have a mastectomy next week. I am having implant...
