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Hello everyone, I'm due to have a left breast mastectomy this month and am wondering how do you get your head around it, do you say goodbye to your boob, silly i know. Any advice for before and after surgery would be great! Thank you
Hi I am new here, have just started oral chemo this week with Capecitabine. I would like to know what side effects other people have had with this treatment
Has anyone had an onco score of 25 and has gone onto have chemotherapy- would love to get some feedback
1. I’m recovering well after bilateral mastectomy and left side axilla node clearance. 13 nodes removed, 11 diseased, on one side No reconstruction. Nearly seven weeks post surgery, and discharged by breast surgeon, next check up in six months. I’m still...
Hi all, im on letrozole one a day, could anyyone enlighten me if its possible to lose weight while taking it. Ive joined a slimming club and sticking to everything, but im not losing weight,. Thanks
Hello all... I was diagnosed with breast cancer and found out near one tumor I had vascular invasion. I am worried sick. Having chemo is for that reason. Lymph nodes were clear. It would be great to know of any success stories about people who had this...
hi i was told monday i had vascular invasion mx i november 5 chemos in and noone metioned this before,im really scared now can anyone help as im reading bad stuff about it. jenny xx
Hello everyone. my mum had her mastectomy surgery 7 weeks ago. the stitching is healing, but the skin on top of the stitching is creased quite a bit- and in between the skin there is redness. Saw the surgeon 3 weeks post op but he didn’t mention anything...
Hi I have been on this site for years….my profile tells my story. I wonder if you guys can point me in the right direction….I’m over 3 years since diagnosis….I’m feel so much better physically now. But I have anxiety medication, and I feel odd, weird...
Hello, I have lobular invasive breast cancer, ER/PR+ and HER-. I had my lumpectomy on 26th of August (and re-excision on 15th of September). They sent the tissue for Oncotype after the first surgery - and said it would take 2 weeks for results. It's been...
