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Hi I've just been diagnosed (on Thursday) with invasive hormone receptor breast cancer after a mammogram recall and biopsy. I'm from the UK but Germany is now my home so still in shock and having to deal with it all in a foreign language. Just wanted...
I am posting on behalf of my 82 year old Mum. She has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1 breast, there is one 20mm lump and another very small one. The Consultant recommended a Mastectomy followed by Letrazole medication afterwards. Her cancer...
Hi every body. I just wondered if anyone knows whether or not those people taking aromatose inhibitors will be called for a winter Covid vaccination this year ( in Scotland) I have looked at the web site but it isn't terribly clear with regard to...
Hi All, Just wondering if many of you have had a port fitted and what your experiences are? Today I had to miss chemo as they couldn't get the canula in so they have advised a port. Im worried this will bring with it its own problems so thought I...
Hello. I had a routine mammogram in June, a further appointment took place on 9th July where biopsies and further scans took place. I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer on August 5th. I was informed it had spread to my lymph nodes and...
Hello i was diagnosed with breast cancer last week, heads in bits emotions all over the place , just a mess at the minute
Hi, I had a mastectomy on Friday for widespread DCIS picked up on screening. Getting huge amounts of pain from my drain site - spent half of yesterday back up at the hospital but all they could offer was a bottle of oramorph as drain working and it...
I have just received a letter from my GP inviting me to go to the surgery and get my Flu / Covid vaccinations as I am apparently immunocompromised. (I was diagnosed with Cancer earlier this year, so this is the first time I have received one of these...
Hi. I have a mammogram and mri scan booked tomorrow, I am so scared, worried they’ll find something especially as I’m still undergoing radiotherapy. Just wondered how a mammogram is undertaken on my no breast side? Thank you ladies xx
Hi, I was diagnosed in June this year, I had wide local excision and radiotherapy on whole breast (15 sessions with boost), that I completed three weeks ago. Since my diagnosis I have improved my diet considerably and increased exercise. As a result I...
