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Hey I did another post on here earlier this week… following a referral from my GP I went to the breast clinic this week, the consultant and radiologist pretty much told me I’ve got cancer and discussed different treatment options following a mammogram...
I recently had a mastectomy and am a side sleeper. I have to sleep on a wedge pillow for the next few weeks and find it impossible to get a decent night's sleep. I get an hour, then 20 minutes, then wide awake and it is really debilitating. I am going...
Hi All! I was diagnosed with Stage 2 HER2 positive breast cancer recently and had my first chemo session five days ago. I was ok initially but then Day Four hit me with nausea, loss of appetite and diarrhea. I am concerned that I will lose out even the...
Hi all im just after someone to talk to going through the same … I found a pea sized lump a few months ago and just put it down to thinking I was maybe going through the change ( I’m 46) two weeks ago I had some aching around rib cage especially when...
Hi i had a lumpectomy February followed by 5 doses of radiotherapy in May finishing on 23 May, have been taking tamoxifen since 26 April. Felt increasingly unwell last week but put down to radiotherapy side effects and tamoxifen change of brand. Sunday...
Hi i I am now 2 years on since diagnosis, completing chemo last June. I’ve been on letrozole for 15 months and 9 months on Ribociclib. Have been doing well generally , stamina returning and feeling positive. However over the months on Ribociclib I’ve...
Hello all, Grateful for this space. Still in the midst of diagnosis in order to formalise a treatment plan. I’m 37, at the moment we know I have non specific grade 2 breast cancer with another possible area of early cell changes. Ultrasound looks promising...
Hello to all, I know many of us are receiving, or about to receive radiotherapy treatment. We are advised to use non perfumed moisturiser. I took the time to find a natural product and found Balmonds. Across the products I am using, the ingredients...
I was diagnosed in July 2022 with ductal invasive carcinoma. Had a lumpectomy in Sept 2022, 16 rounds of chemo, 15 rounds of radio therapy. Was on Tamoxifen until earlier this year (5 month break as they couldn’t decide if I post menopausal). Eventually...
Hi, I'm a stage 4 cancer breast cancer patient, It has spread to my lungs, lymph nodes, sternum and brain, the last 2 years I was taking palbociclib and letrozole, but unfortunately they have stopped working for me, I have now started capivasertib with...
