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I am new to the group so hi everyone . On Thursday I was diagnosed with breast cancer after having my biopsy results, my head is a mess and now I need to wait until tuesday for an mri scan to see if it is deeper into my breast than what could be seen...
So it is midnight give or take. I've had BC twice. Now I'm waiting for a referral appointment. My nipple has retracted and I can feel a lump the size of a conker over the scar from my first lot of treatment. My intelligent head says, you've aged 17...
Hi there. So I got the all clear this week following lumpectomy. I have to have radiotherapy still but consultant has told me he wants me to start anastrozole now. Im worried about the side affects, and this might seem silly, but it says that you will...
Hi I recently got the all clear from TNBC and now 7 weeks later they have found something on the liver & questioning the shoulder. Apparently it wasn’t clear on the PET scan so now waiting for MRI. has anyone had anything similiar? Worried sick and...
After radiotherapy, I got a radiation burn which eventually responded to treatment but left me with irritated patches on my breast which I treated conservatively with Dermol. Fast forward 6 months to January this year I started to break out in random...
Hello everyone, I've developed very severe itching/prickly attacks that last for hours after my second Pacli infusion. I'm doing all the things I've been told - Tens machine, CBD, creams and Pregablin I'm really looking to hear from others who have...
Could I ask if anyone has encountered very bad scalp pain during chemo? I have had 4x docetaxel with phesgo and have moved onto EC, I've cold capped throughout but since starting EC my scalp is very painful and feels frozen, this time it's lasted 7...
Me and my husband were solid after 28 years with my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. But since then he's gone off the rails and im struggling. Any help?
Hey. Hoping everyone is as well as can be. I had my last chemotherapy a week ago (4 paclitaxel then 4 EC which I have found hard, every 2 weeks). I thought by now I’d feel ok and I do feel better (stopped being sick, no nausea today, can eat) but I’m...
Hello. Just after some advice please whilst I am waiting for a call back from my bcn. They seem to push diep flap reconstruction but my worry is that if they are putting more tissue in there it will attract cancer. Also it’s a big operation as includes...
