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Feeling scared and worried. Yesterday my partner had her pathology results following right breast mastectomy. She has invasive lobular carcinoma. Pre op the size of the cancer was 58mm. The results shared today - two tumors attached to each other total...
Hi, I've just been to hospital this morning. I was told that I have microcalsification in one breast. After having mammograms, ultrasound and biopsies, I was told to go home and wait for a letter. This should take about 2 weeks. I'm absolutely terrified...
I have now been waiting 4wks for my her2 result to come back , is this normal
Hi all just had my diagnosis of breast cancer and of lymph node too im waiting for my mastectomy surgery and feel this is the worst time how does everyone cope with this? Xx
I had 6 rounds of EC and 5 days of radiotherapy which finished last October. After the treatment finished my body has inflammation all over and had to remove my rings. I was referred to the rheumatology department who ruled out arthiritus. I had a knee...
Hi all. Has anyone who has had anxillary node clearance after a week of no pain, it suddenly hurts under the armpit area. I had this over 2 weeks ago and for the last week the pain has stopped but suddenly today it’s started. Not sure if it’s due to the...
Good evening everyone I have been historically as fit as a fiddle, as tough as old boots and now find myself at diagnosis with Stage 3 locally advanced invasive lobular breast cancer. I have two primary tumours one 9cm x 8cm and one 5cm x 5cm. I have...
Hi Ive just had a 5cm by 5cm removed from my left breast and was wondering about Bras, i keep seeing advertised these tank tops with build in support, i know that they do my size DD BUT wondering if they would really work as dont want to waste my money...
Op pencilled in for 30th September. Breast cancer nurse called today and wanted to get appointment sorted to discuss my op I hadn’t had a letter yet but was told pencilled in for 30th September I’m really nervous Ive had ops before but it’s just the unknown...
I have my surgery next week and have read about a supportive bra is this a post surgery front fastening bra i need? Thank you in advance xx
