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On Hormone and targeted therapy. Fatigue plus insomnia has got be the worse combination ever. My brain cannot understand why I cannot sleep when I’m so tired. Am I alone on this table? Good luck to survivor/warrior
Hi all, I have been and will continue to receive all treatment in Japan. I was diagnosed with HER2 breast cancer back in December, I have finished my course of Chemo and I had a mastectomy in June. I am due to start 'after care' on Friday. My...
I’m taking abemaciclib and anastrzole but for the past few weeks have been struggling with pain in my legs, feels like my knees are swollen but the oncologist hasn’t suggested anything to help.. I’ve also lost lots of weight as my appetite has deteriorated...
Hi I'm due to have a double mastectomy soon. I had decided against a reconstruction as I have had enough of hospitals and surgery (3 previous ops and a hospital stay to treat cellulitis) but have been given the option of retaining a dermal flap so if...
I had an appointment with my consultant yesterday to discuss next steps which for me will be surgery What i wasn't expecting was to have to choose which procedure I would be having, i have a choice between lumpectomy, therapeutic mammoplasty, or mastectomy...
Hi there, I've had a lumpectomy on the 6th of July. Things were going well and I was recovering well, even worked the following week. But I had swelling (seroma I guess?) in my breast and under my arm. So this week, two weeks post surgery, I started...
Picked up 3 weeks back on mammogram and confirmed by biopsy.Waiting for more results. extremely scared can’t sleep or eat.
I'm nearly 2 years post initial surgery and 18 months post second surgery. I healed well and am thriving. Tonight I noticed as I took my bra off that it was catching on my breast. I have no feeling in my reconstructed breast but I saw blood. There seems...
Hi folks, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April after finding a lump in the shower. I had every scan going. The PET scan showed 2 false positives on top, so i had to have a brain and throat scan too, which was very scary, both were negative thankfully...
Hello everyone . I’ve recently had a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal and all went well . I am having my mapping appointment next Wednesday for my Radiotherapy and after that I’ve been told I will have to take Letrozole for 5 years . To be honest...
