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I just got my biopsy results . IDC stage 2 , HER negative, oestrogen positive. For wide excision and radiotherapy. I’ve been told I can wait until September for surgery. That seems a long time ! Any thoughts on timeframe ? We don’t think in lymph nodes...
Hi, I am new here this evening. Over the weekend just gone I found a lump on one of my breasts. First thing on Monday I contacted my GP and had a face to face with a GP on Monday afternoon, I am booked in for breast clinic appointment at the hospital...
Hi all, I’m new here. Apologies for a bit of a long post!! Diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in April. Had lumpectomy in May and started taking Letrozole. I had an early menopause (aged 35) and couldn’t take HRT partly because the GP kept telling...
Good morning my mother had Nov 24 29mm grade 3 invasive duct al carcinoma 6 nodes , triple negative. Lumpectomy healed and her recovery at 77 years of age amazing. Declined adjuvant treatment. July 10th grade 3 invasive duct yak carcinoma triple negative...
I have had 4 rounds of EC and just had 1 round of Paclitaxel. i was meant to have weekly Paclitaxel but there has been an issue with my ALT liver readings. I understand that the normal range is >35. prior to starting treatment my reading was 30...
Hello, comrades, Here I am again. Not that I hadn’t thought about posting before, but… here I am once more, completely freaking out. My hands are freezing and sweating at the same time, and my brain is busily imagining every possible worst-case scenario...
I am very cross. I recently had doubled with full node clearance and I'm on anastrozole. The surgery has left me week in arm strength. The abattoir is aggravating my arthritic knees. W We have a motor home on a Fiat Ducati chassis , the 25 plate....
Hello All I am new here and not sure how to navigate the site yet properly. I cant remember dates unless I refer to my dairy. My scheduled Mammogram appointment in May this year came back with a query. I was called to King's college Hospital, had another...
Well I got my results Mucinous Grade 2. Oestrogen receptor positive, HER2 negative. Monday (30.03. 26) I go in for surgery, a Wire-guided localized quadrantectomy, lumpectomy and mammoplasty. 3-4 week wait for results and if all positive then should...
I had a right mastectomy and full node clearance 6 days ago. The area i would describe as my bingo wings is still numb/pins needles. Is this normal? I am doing the recommended exercises diligently and trying to keep as gwntly active as possible. Age 49...
