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Hi I've been diagnosed with HER2 positive grade 3 and the surgeon asked me weather I wanted surgery or chemo first. I opted for chemo however, I am sure I have made the right decision. I am 58 and very over weight. Can anyone advise which option is better...
Hello Looking for some general advice - have completed treatment and on Tamoxifen for now but will change to letrozole probably this year. I'm just wondering what supplements people are taking? My consultant didn't suggest to do anything extra, just...
Hi all Looking for some advice about PIP. I'm currently on SSP and have child support once a week. my income is tiny and pays less than half my rent. I've applied for universal credit but two months on and I still have no payment. So, I want to...
Hi everyone, I am due to have my delayed diep flap reconstruction in a few weeks. I was wondering had any tips on the best things to help in recovery, and what they took into hospital. Thanks.
Back on the forum after 1.5 years… I was diagnosed with TNBC 2 years ago: 3cm, no lymph node invasion. I had 16 Chemo+6 Keytruda, double mastectomy with reconstruction, and PCR. All 23 nodes were removed, without infiltration signs. I had no Rads or...
Hi gang ive just had my mastectomy and lymph clearance results - I had two positive nodes that were showing nothing but scar tissue so Chemo and phesgo did their jobs!! - 15mm residual invasive disease and quite a bit of DCIS in the removed breast...
I'm 18 months post chemo and 12 months since radiotherapy but my hair doesn't seem to be growing much . It is very fine and thin and parts of the scalp on top of my head are still visible. Does anyone have any recommendations of products I could get to...
Hi can anyone tell who gives you the results after your op. Is it the oncologist or the surgeon. I have an appointment with both of them next week but not sure who be going through the results. The waiting is awful the first appointment is with the oncologist...
Hi not had the most pleasant of experiences. My first chemo was fine on the day but then 3 days later after I had finished my steroids I started with the sickness and diarrhea. All week I was struggling to eat and drink and was admitted to hospital as...
Hi. I had a mastectomy 8 days ago, had to have a seroma drained after 6 days and can feel fluid beginning to accumulate again. Any helpful hints? ! Many thanks.
