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I’ve been on Letrozole fot over 3 years and coped ok ish on accord brand. I have to take in for 10 years. My oncologist wrote to my gp asking for accord brand but boots have recently been giving me other brands. I’m now really struggling with bone pain...
Hi, there doesn't seem to be many LUG flap ladies around, so I am reaching out for tips, advice and experiences with regards to your surgery. I have just had a skin-saving mastectomy and am now planning my next move. I am concerned this will damage my...
Hi, I'm one of the champions here in the group and I’ve noticed that there are often questions about PICC lines, which is an alternative way of giving chemotherapy drugs instead of a cannula. I wanted to share this new blog from the Macmillan team as...
I had 25mm pleomorphic ilc and lcis. Er & Pr positive. Hers negative. No lymph node involvement & clear margins. Oncotype score of 11. Feel really disheartened. Had an appointment with my oncologist today where firstly I found out my notes from the...
Hello all. I had a mastectomy, in Dec, last year, and since then been on Letrozole but the team have been wanting me to start on ribociclib. I have been reluctant to take it, up to now, but they had been back in touch with me and I agreed to see them...
Hello I'm Helen. I'm 59 and was diagnosed with a very early grade 3 breast cancer yesterday. My head is still spinning with not just the diagnosis but all the information!! I got called in for a routine mammogram & expected it to be ok. Instead 5...
I met a locom oncologist when I had my results and was told need to take pills for 2, 5 and 10’years. I have been advised through a private consultation that the bone pills are 20 years out of date and I should ask for the drip every 6 months. Do you...
Hi everyone! So I'm diagnosed with PHTS (PTEN syndrome) putting me at higher risk for certain cancers including breast. I've had MRI on high risk screening programme invited back in for further scan and biopsies. Preparing for results in over a week...
Hi guys just wondering I had a lumpectomy and nodes remove yesterday as a day surgery so today is recovery day 1 but this may seem like a strange question but I seem to have a really sore throat d eloping is this normal ? Hope u don’t mind me reaching...
I'm grade 3, 10mm, ER/PR positive Her2 negative. Would I be ok with a lumpectomy? I really don't want to lose my breast, but I'm also scared of the likelihood of the BC coming back
