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My daughter, who lives in Australia, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is having a mastectomy, chemo and radiation treatment, she can’t have reconstruction until her treatment is finished. The surgeon says she has a fight on her hands. I feel...
I have been to my doctors today with what I thought was 1 lump and he found another! Referred me for the 2 week wait referral. I have pain in my left breast, chest area, armpit and arm and constantly feel sick, has anyone else had symptoms like this?...
I've Recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Having a mastectomy in January. How did you break the news? So far I've kept everything very low key.
Hi guys little update it’s been a while finally finished all my chemo on the 9th November one the longest 6months of my life but I did it . So proud. I then just on the 9th dec had total mastectomy with breast reconstruction implants and all my lymph...
Hi, I have completed 3 rounds of Kadcyla now, following 18 rounds of chemo and a mastectomy. Results following surgery stated all of the tumour had been removed and there was no spread. I was put on Kadcyla as the chemo had not totally removed the...
Hello to you all. About a month ago I had my usual mammogram nor thought anything of it , that was until I was called back and ended up having two biopsies in my left breast and a sample taken from my lymph nodes. was called a week later to go back to...
Morning all. When I had mastectomy it was found that 1 lymph node of 3 taken had micro metastasis, as I was her 2 positive I am having chemo. At my meeting with my oncologist he suggested talking to radiotherapy but didn’t think a clearance was necessary...
Hello I have had surgery 2 months ago for lumpectomy, could you pleas help me to introduce a cream for my scars.they haven't good appearance
I have stage 3 breast cancer in one breast. 3 weeks ago I finished chemotherapy and after New Year will have surgery and will have my breast removed. How are you living with a prosthesis made by bras. And another question. What to do during chemotherapy...
Hi. My wife has triple negative breast cancer. The tumour shrank a lot during chemotherapy but started growing very fast again in the four weeks between chemotherapy finishing and surgery (from not being detectable by hand to being detectable again)....
