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Hello good morning everyone. how many times did you guys have a wound check after mastectomy? 3 weeks post op there was one, is there anymore needed? Above the scar feels like a hard lump- not sure if I should contact surgeon or the gp or whether...
Hi everyone really new to this so please bare with me !! I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer about 6 weeks ago .. my op is next weds where I will also have reconstruction on both breasts … obviously it’s been a whirlwind, but I feel that still...
Hi everyone, I had my wide excision and sentinel lymph node surgery 10 days ago, all seemed fine, with not too much pain, but the last couple of days I have experienced a burning pain under my arm, going down a few inches from my armpit towards my elbow...
Hello I have had 1x chemo session so far, my 2nd is on Monday hopefully if my bloods are good. I am getting quite sharp pains in my boob area, I wondered whether anyone else have had this? I will ask the chemo nurse Monday but woukd just be insightful...
I was first diagnosed in 2011 after routine mammagram after lumpectomy and radiotherapy all progressed well until 2015 found another lump ! Again had lumpectomy and radiotherapy again caught early so avoided chemo now I have two scarred breasts and fear...
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My breast cancer surgeon has said on several occasions that the right breast seems ‘unstable’ and initially planned to do a mastectomy to remove the DCIS tumour and the area of LCIS in the breast. But the MDT felt i had a good chance of saving my breast...
Hi everyone, I've recently been diagnosed and have some questions, I'm not sure where to start or the relevance of which I need to know first etc so please bare with me What about acrylic nails? Can I still have them? If I have them with no colour etc...
Can someone have filling before they start their radiotherapy ? Or would any problems arise
Hi all, Im coming up to six weeks post chemo and am still suffering from aches, especially in my legs / thighs. Anyone else finding this and have you found anything that helps (aside from regular pain killers). Paracetamol doesn’t really touch mine...
