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Finally had my appointment come through for RT. Shame they didn’t bother to put the date and time on it. The organisation and admin has been so stressful - this, no letter sent to my GP to get letrozole on repeat. Ive had to chase everything. It’s made...
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Hi all, was just wondering how long after treatment finishes does the tiredness stop? Wading my way through radiotherapy and just feel tired, tired tired!!!
Hi everyone I recently discovered a lumpy area in my right breast and upon confirmation I wasn’t going mad, I was referred by my gp under the two week care pathway to be seen in the breast clinic. I went on Monday and was see by quite a senior consultant...
17/2/2021: WLE for stage 3 IDC with lymph node removal, radiotherapy and tamoxifen for at least 5 years. 8/2/2022: where has the year went and where has my boob gone? I have a prosthesis to wear in my bra but I can barely look at my breasts as they...
Hi...everyone Last Xmas I was diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer... Quite a shock as I was just beginning to cope mentally with having been diagnosed with bowel cancer 10 years ago. I'm currently coming to the end of Herceptin injections ...
In the post today: a letter from the breast screening service, inviting me for breast screening, and telling me how treatment is more successful when breast cancer is found early. My name, address and NHS number appears correctly, but oddly, while it...
So I was diagnosed in March 2021 in my left breast, I had 3 rounds of EC & 3 of docetaxel. I've had 2 surgeries and radiotherapy. They said I needed a further 14 rounds of chemo which I'm on just now it's TDM1. I have been feeling quite tired and under...
Hi everyone, So, I felt something on 8th Dec (day before my birthday - Happy Birthday!) - was seen straightaway by nurse who referred me for mammogram. Had that on 22nd Dec (Merry Christmas!) with biopsy of the "lump" - kinda got a vibe that it might...
Hi. I'm new to this group. I was diagnosed with a grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in November after a mammogram and core biopsy. The cancer is ER+ve but HER2-ve. The diagnosis came as a huge shock as I'm otherwise in good health because I've always...
