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Hello everyone. My very early breast cancer was picked up at a routine mammogram back in January, so eight months ago. It was treated quickly and successfully and by July, my hospital treatment had all finished. I'm so grateful to my surgeon and life...
Hello All, Hope everyone is doing OK. I think I might be over thinking things, but was wondering if anyone has experienced the same to put my mind at rest. I will contact the breast Care nurse but thought I'd ask you lovely people. I got diagnosed...
Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone is or has been on the above drug and if you could tell me how you managed on it and what we're your main side effects? Thanks for your help x
Just a little rant.. 2 years into what i thought was the best relationship of my life, I was diagnosed with 4th stage triple negative breast cancer in July last year and my relationship started to crumble. I was insicure of my look after loosing my...
Hi I’m new here, I’m on the 2 week referral for the Breast Clinic, I have been a few times over the years and luckily nothing. Things are different this time, my doctor saw me and said she’d refer me, if I didn’t hear after 2 weeks then to contact her...
Hi everyone, Newbie here and probably going over a discussion you've seen a million times. So I had my lumpectomy end of July and got signed off for a month. I'd only been employed by my current employer for 6 months when diagnosed so I'm only entitled...
Hello I’m Michael aged 72 have been diagnosed with breast cancer and under arm cancer, neck , awai scan see if gone anywhere else, op for breast Oct 10 and under arm no che as consultant says wouldn’t survive as quite hard for me, so tablets, haven’t...
I'm due to have a 4th round of Paclitaxel tomorrow (already had 3 x EC) I have just seen my blood results from yesterday and some of them have changed quickly over the 3 week gap between tests and are now out of 'range' - particularly some associated...
Hi. Im new to this and have not posted before. Ive just had radiotherapy following a double lumpectomy on my right breast. Ive developed a cough which leeps me up all night asits worse when I lay down. Has anyone else developed a cough post radiotherapy...
Hi everyone. This is my first post and wanted to know more about my journey. This is what I know so far… I have tumour around 5cm in left breast with nodes involved, grade 3, it’s invasive ductal, high grade DCIS, ER8, PR8 and HER2 3+. Consultant says...
