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Hi, I had a right sided mastectomy operation yesterday. I’m at home recovering. I thought I was ok with it, but I’ve started feeling really panicky about the loss of my breast. I had it under local anaesthetic as I was too terrified to have it done...
Hi Im new to this. I was diagnosed in Sept with triple negative breast cancer , & have undergone 16 up front treatments of chemotherapy. I have just had a mastectomy, Dr wanted me to have a lumposcomy as the cancer had shrunk. I am struggling coming to...
Hello all, I can't believe I am writing this, I haven't even told my son, father and siblings but it's back and for me it's been an 18 year journey with 4 diagnosis. I was just approaching my 5 year mark again but it's a reoccurrence on scar tissue of...
Hi Went for my first mammogram got word to go back for a second one within about a week. They done a biopsy 3 separate tumours showing had the ultrasound and titanium markers put in on the 7th May. I was booked an appointment for the hospital for the...
I have Triple negative breast cancer! Apparently I'm on knife edge as I have a leision in my liver approximate 5mm. They are treating with immunotherapy and chemotherapy and hopefully will remove from the liver. However when I'm on treatment my breast...
Hi , first time posting on here and hoping for some advice. I was diagnosed with invasive grade 2 breast cancer which was 20mm and two axilla lymph nodes were involved. I have had surgery and my solitary mass was removed with clear margins and i had a...
Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer a month ago. Had lots of tests and it became clear that I had 4 tumours in the centre of my right breast. I have been told I need a mastectomy. Tomorrow I have to tell the surgeon which reconstruction option I want...
I had a biopsy on my left breast after finding a lump in the shower and having a scan it came back as cancerous cells and in my lymph node the tumour is 18mm CT scan came back clear but the MRI found a 6mm “something” on my right breast another biopsy...
Hi, I’ve just started this medication today, anyone lost their hair with this and if so how long after starting the medication did it happen? Any other nasty side effects? I know there’s millions but just wanted to know from the people rather than a piece...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal in my right breast in March which was successful and I’m just awaiting 1 path result to decide whether I have chemo or radiotherapy and an appointment with the oncologist. in recent weeks my left breast...
