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Hi I have just had my 2nd chemo ..is it possible for the lump to shrink that quickly its at the top of breast and could very easily be felt and seen when laying down ...but I swear it getting smaller by the day I cant even feel it standing up xx
Hi I’m 2 weeks post surgery (wide margin local excision) globular cancer with axial clearance. Waiting now for the call back for the histology and next step. The plan is for radiotherapy and tamoxifen. The lump was non-palpable so I had no clue until...
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...
Hello everyone I have an mri on the 4th November, I would of had 3 cycles by this time. Does anyone know why it's an mri we have and not just a boob ct scan?? Thank you
I’m in Scotland and received my blue letter today to get my flu vaccine because of severe asthma. The letter says I can also have my Covid booster at the same time, which I’d be eligible to have and would like to do. It’s been more than six months since...
I am really struggling to cope today, very early stage I had my diagnosis on Monday and need another biopsy and ultrasound. I cannot stop imaging the worst and feel absolutely and totally distraught. I feel unable to function, I am just sitting around...
My 31 year old daughter had her lumpectomy and full node clearance on Wednesday, had her drain removed earlier today. Now she has just been taken to hospital by ambulance as she is running a really high fever and nearly passed out. She was doing so well...
Hi everyone. For the past 24 hours I have been feeling quite spaced out and wondered if its normal and temporary. I am just coming to the end of my first month on Tamoxifen and have my second Zoladex injection on Monday. I also started my radiation 2...
Hello everyone I'm new to Macmillan as I was only diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago and don't begin chemotherapy until next Thursday. At the moment I've no idea how I'll respond to treatment - the only thing I have been told is that I will lose...
Why do I feel so exhausted ? I have not even started Chemo yet. Is this the cancer spread everywhere. Feeling really down today . Just feel like I am disappearing down a black hole . This diagnosis has floored me and I know we all feel that way . I have...
