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Hi all, Looking for anyone around 27 or under 30 who has been diagnosed or anyone who has had IBC. Please shed some positive light - all I tend to hear is ‘oh you are young!’ I was diagnosed back in November after discovering lump under left breast...
Hello everyone! My first post here and I am reaching out for some advice. I was diagnosed with Hert2+ BC and received adjuvant chemo for many months pre surgery. Though the chemo worked well I am told I need a mastectomy yesterday which was a huge...
I was diagnosed in September 2022 and had my first treatment a lumpectomy in Feb 2023 any one else had such a slow start? I have asked my team if that's ok but not had much of an answer .had chemo a d radiotherapy which ended last December just having...
Can I ask how many 'revisions' any of you have been allowed to have before you are happy enough with the results after reconstruction please? Also if anyone had needed to go down the private route in order to be happy? Many thanks
Hi Just wondering if anyone else has lost their appetite while on phesgo injections alone. I feel I have to force myself to eat and don't enjoy food anymore. I ate more when I was on chemotherapy!
I have taken Tamoxifen for 5 years just coming off it past 4 weeks and I don't feel well off my food can't sleep properly short tempered and anxious. Is this normal coming off tamoxifen?
I wrote this poem yesterday about the side effects of one of my supporting medications. One of my friends suggested I share it on here for fellow sufferers. I hope this is allowed and that it doesn't cause offence in any way. Wishing you all well. Xxxx...
Hello and advice welcomed - I had my second Docetaxal on 10 May and 5 days later have a very red rash on my face which looks a little like sunburn - spike to my MDT team and they recommended antihistamine and a mild moisturiser. I got myself some antihistamine...
Sorry a slight freak out message incoming had lumpectomy last week and snb. Surgeon just told me he needs to go back in as one margin wasn’t clear and 1 node was positive for cancer. I’m devasted. I thought it was caught early and I’d have the operation...
Hi, all. I finished chemo in April and radiotherapy 4 weeks ago (hallelujah!) and have been recovering slowly. I've developed a dry, irritating cough in the last 10 days and it is getting on my last nerve. I have no high temperature or other signs of...
