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I was originally diagnosed with a small invasive ductal breast cancer 6 weeks ago. The original treatment plan was lumpectomy plus radiotherapy plus hormone tablets as it was ER and PR positive. Had my lumpectomy 10 days ago and went for the results...
hello i was diagnosed on 5th november but still awaiting surgery. right breast stage 3. \
Hi just been told i have to have chomo starting in January i was thinking of trying the cold cap would anybody recommend it or is it hard to get used to it thanks
Hello, I'm due to finish chemo in Jan and start a month of daily radiotherapy from Feb for left breast cancer. I've found chemo brutal and been so focussed on getting through it I hadn't thought about the effects of radiotherapy until I saw the oncologist...
Hi, yesterday I had my first appointment with an oncologist, a cancellation that I was offered the day before. The Dr was deputising for the lady who is to be my oncologist as she is off sick though I don't know her name as have no paperwork at present...
So I have been told that the chemo has been working on the lymph nodes but my breast tumours haven't changed in size. I just wondered whether anyone has had no change in tumors but when theyve had them removed the tumours not be as aggressive anymore...
Hi cant believe this. Was disgnosed with her2 positive er positive breast cancer 1 year ago. Had lumpectomy clear margins no lymph nodes involved. Had chemo and radiotherapy and have 3 weekly herceptin injections and tamoxifen. I had a clear mammogram...
Hi all, I have been having ultrasounds, MRI, mammogram and biopsies since November; thankfully my wonderful consultant just felt something wasn’t right and I had yet another ultrasound and biopsy last Monday. Got a call to go in to clinic on Thursday...
I was just wondering if anyone has suffered from frozen shoulder before or after surgery . I’m 46 and had a frozen shoulder on the left 3 years ago and my right shoulder started freezing 8 months before my breast cancer diagnosis. After my mastectomy...
Hello I am new to this group although I was diagnosed with breast cancer early this year. I had surgery in April and radiotherapy in June at The Christie Manchester. A week after surgery I was put onto hormone therapy pills as I have gone through...
