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I had my left breast and 3 lymph nodes removed almost 5 wks ago and still suffer tightness and pain every day no successful pain relief, is this normal, has anyone else suffered that long please
Two weeks today I had breast and lymph nodes out on left side. Today my drains were removed and I had a proper look at myself. It's horrible. I just want advice please from other ladies who had this. My stitches are dissolvable glue apparently. My scars...
Found out yesterday that I have been diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma. Waiting to hear about an MRI to determine the extent of the cancer. Also have severe asthma and am very concerned about having any operation (which I have been told I will...
Oncologist has decided no chemo, oncotype score 21, no lymph involvement , lumpectomy completed. Zoladex injections monthly and prescribed letrozole. Anyone else had similar treatment plan. worried about no chemo, but oncologist said it wouldn’t be effective...
Hi, haven’t engaged with support group to date not sure why. Just got through 8 cycles of chemo, herceptin underway and mastectomy yesterday. Got my drain bottle dangling and physio exercises to start tomorrow. I am so tired want it to stop now. I daren...
Hi sorry if this is not the right place. I had a two lumps found (by CT scan of lungs) in January. I had a biopsy and was told they were fibroadenoma. They were going to remove but with covid this was delayed until September (as I am CEV). So had a...
Hi I am just wondering does capecitabine cause hair loss? thanks
I’m a 21 year old woman, I noticed a white mark near my left nipple and the whole boob has been aching (kind of feels like when I went through puberty) that boob was always been bigger than the other. I have no discharge I don’t think but I think I can...
Hi I understand this is quite rare. I’ve just been diagnosed with multi focal invasive breast cancer in one breast, not picked up until they attempted a lumpectomy for a small DCIS I had in that same breast. I also had invasive breast cancer in the other...
Hey just wondering if anyone has bad experience of their biopsy marker clip moving? I had lumpectomy and total node clearance last Tuesday and I vaguely remember the surgeon mentioning the clip had moved, I was pretty out of it so can’t elaborate more...
