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Hi. I have been booked in for a mammogram and MRI scan next Monday. This has been booked in because I’m on the high risk list due to brca gene. However I am still undergoing radiotherapy and wondered whether anyone had these scans during radiotherapy...
Hi Lovely People Im currently on endocrine therapy, Im 43 (44 soon!) and on zolodex and exemestane. I have been taking exemestane since the end of May, and I have really bad pain in pretty much all of my joints, particularly bad with knees, and find...
Just wanted to say "hi" , I have put off doing s because that would make it real, that I had cancer..... silly I know. But here I am, 1 week post surgery..... I can't stop crying. It all happens so fast.
Hi there, Just saying Hi eveyone on this grey Sunday afternoon which unfortunately matches my mood:(. I am 17mths in having had a lumpectomy and removal of 3 lymph nodes. I do feel blessed as I still have my breasts and feel I had got off lightlyI I...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March this year and have successfully had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy and I am taking Tamoxifen. Since complications with my recovery I have really struggled with my mental health and I am taking anti depressants...
I was diagnosed with Lobular Invasive cancer last year. I had a left side my in September,radiation in November and I m on anastrozole for ten years as my tumour was 7.2mm and my score for recurring ancer was 8 out of 8 for oestrogen and progesterone...
Anyone else had issues with cannulas? I had a mastectomy and reconstruction 4 weeks ago. I’ve been in hospital for the last 10 days, on IV antibiotics. They are having trouble getting cannulas fitted. mum due to start chemo asap and I'm scared stiff about...
Hi there, am new here I was told in June, following mammogram I had breast cancer. I didn't get the biopsy that day as I was on my own and scared. It was booked for the following week, had a friend attend with me, Dr refused to do it, as having allergies...
Hi Ladies Been so good until now… Diagnosed back in April following routine mammogram, followed by wide excision lumpectomy 21mm of low grade DCI’s.. Actually made me feel like a fraud, because if you had to have a diagnosis this was an alright one...
Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with above, I have been to hospital from April 2025 complaining about lump to be told it was glandular tissue change due to hormones (menopause) I have just turned 49. Beginning of July 2025 the lump had got...
