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Well, main treatment over, I’m now on zoledronic acid drip every 6 months, ovary suppression zoledex and letrozole. I was just wondering if anyone else had sore feet....not on the skin....muscles and joints. I really notice the pain in the morning or...
I am having a mastectomy on Monday and i have having an immediate reconstruction using the muscle and fat from my back, i've not heard anyone have this done. I was wondering if anyone else has had this kind of reconstruction and can give me any hints...
Hi world. I'm having a picc line fitted in a week and suddenly realised this could not only freak out my granddaughter but other people too. Me included. So I got some pretty lace covers on EBay in lots of different colours and ordered a couple. I...
Hello all, I had my lumpectomy and sentinel lode biopsy today. I expected to be given exercises to do and to be started in hormone treatment. I was discharged around 6.30pm and told I'd have an outpatients appointment in 3 months for the results and...
Hi all, Please could anyone tell me if you have had tissue expanders inserted and how have you found it? Did you have a permanent one or have them taken out and have them replaced by implants later? Did you have a double mastectomy or single? ...
Hi I'm new here. I had a mammogram about 2 weeks ago and got called back for further tests. I went yesterday worried but really thought it would just be a cyst as I have had one in the past. But after another mammogram and ultrasound I was told they needed...
Hi, anyone else had numbness in lower legs with this? Also achey eyes and headache longer than three days
Hello, I’m a in the crippling waiting period between diagnosis of grade 2 ductal cancer and treatment starting. I was only diagnosed Wednesday, my breast is now very achey, as is my shoulder. Should I be worried that this means spread? Lymph nodes had...
Hi I'm new here I have just had my diagnosis of breast cancer. Any help or guidance would be brilliant as this is just a shock.
Hi. Any recommendations on moisturiser for mastectomy scar. I was looking at Aveeno but they do a lot of different ones and not sure which one to try.
