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Hi girls. I have been taking Letrozole for almost 2 years now. I have developed a love/hate with this drug. I love how it keeps me safe, but hate the sore joints it gives me. I have tamed the side effects with cod liver oil and glucosamine. I recently...
Deferred treatment from triple negative breast cancer for a 2nd week. Was due to start treatment last Tuesday, but deferred due to suspected infection in picc line. Had double antibiotics for 1 week, returned this Tuesday started the treatment of pacitaxel...
Hi, I found a lump in my left breast 3 years ago, had a scan and mammogram done and was told it was a fat lump. Life carried on and last year I gave birth to a healthy baby boy, I breast fed him until he was 6 mths old. Shortly after I stopped breast...
I was diagnosed with Grade 1 lobular cancer, Her negative on 16th October after going to my GP as my left breast just didn’t feel right , was very heavy, ached all the time & felt lumpier than normal ( always had lumpy breasts) . My lumpectomy & SNLB...
Hi I’m 12 months post diagnosis and nearly 6 months post smx. I thought i had started to cope and getting a bit of me back until yesterday. Yesterday I had the news that one of my work team and friend died very suddenly and after a non cancer related...
It's been over two years since my surgeries and treatment, and recently I've put on some weight, so needed a bra fitting. I'm still wearing ones without underwire, but the new ones I've bought seem uncomfortable and they're not great. I've bought from...
Hi All. I'm two days into slowly building up my fitness, since finishing my hospital treatment for very early BC a few months ago. I've chosen to do pilates, gym work and swimming. Fortunately our local swim centre has a fitness suite as well. As gym...
I have been diagnosed with ILC, stage 1 or grade 1? I’m not really sure. So far the imaging came back at 18mm and armpits looked good. The MRI has come back that the tumour is 30mm, with 3 concerning areas surrounding it that they believe is more lobular...
Hi, I'm coming off this tablet next week but worried in one way of recurrence anyone else already off it ?
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer a month ago. I'm trying to keep as positive as possible. When I first found out I burst into tears not for myself but thinking about my young daughter and not wanting to...
