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Have my MRI on Monday and then see the consutant on Thursday. I know it will soon be here but the wait is awful. Been to work this week which has helped push it to the back of mind for a bit but get home today and in the post today is a copy of my last...
Hello lovely ladies, I hope you are all doing as well as can be expected and managing to get out and enjoy some fresh air and hopefully sunshine! I'm doing a bit of advance planning. I'm meeting my reconstruction surgeon tomorrow, presumably for more...
I had surgery two days ago. Not on the breast, that's planned for later, this was on a lung and it's the second such surgery as there were findings on both lungs and they had to do it in two separate operations. When I was given the discharge letter...
I’m newly diagnosed with BC. Does anyone else feel like screaming when you tell someone you have BC, and they feel compelled to go through all the famous people they can think of who have had it too What is that all about, I’m getting as I hate it so...
Hi lovely ladies. Having lumpectomy on Friday. Just wondering how long is it normally between surgery and radiotherapy starting? Thanks, Sue.
Hi so my wife has been diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. She’s had a lumpectomy which seems to have gone well but she starts chemo next week. Frankly I don’t what to expect. Will she be sick, tired, listless, ok? She’s only 40 and...
Yesterday I had the final Filgrastim injection after my second EC chemotherapy session. I've had an aching leg all week but last night the pain in my back was horrendous. Paracetamol reduced it a bit. I walked a lot yesterday. Did I do too much or will...
I wondered if anyone has recommendations for eye brow makeup. Bit useless at make up, something simple and effective. Thank you. Xx
My mum has a large marble sized lump. Biopsy found cancer cells. The surgeon is unsure whether to operate as she's 79 and not in the best health. Anyone been in a similar situation and been given tablets to take instead of an operation? Thanks
I’ve got mild pneumonia since surgery on Tuesday and my doctor was worried it might be COVID and I was just… ugh can’t do COVID on top of breast cancer. But my PCR just came back negative and I am so relieved! Just wanted to celebrate some rare good news...
