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Hi I was diagnosed with DCIS - high grade two weeks ago and am waiting for a surgery date. I am finding the wait quite hard and find I keep ringing up all the time to try and get a date sorted. Any recommendations for how to cope with this? Also I find...
Hi there, I have Tripple x breast Cancer, diagnosed in Jan 24. Today I turned up for my regular weekly chemo and was put on delay due to very sore ( previouslyswolen earlier in week(, itchy hands. I REALLY concerned that missing today's chemo will affect...
I found a lump 4.5 weeks ago. I found out on Monday that I have a grade 2 invasive lobular carcinoma - I was originally told it was 9mm but after I had an MRI on Tuesday I was told that it was in fact 33 mm. I’ve got my pre op next week and have been...
Hi. I am new here so apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this. I have just been diagnosed with liver mets after having breast cancer in 2022. I am now on capecitabine.i was wondering if anyone else has had a similar diagnoses and if so, how do...
Hi. To be honest I am scared. Had Stage 2a grade 3 breast cancer, diagnosed in December 2020. Chemo, radiotherapy and lumpectomy followed. Now on letorozole, leuprorolein and ibandronic acid (pushed through menopause). Had a couple of biopsies since...
Hi, I was diagnosed with Invasive breast cancer June 2023, it had spread to my lymph nodes, I had 2 different lots of chemo 8 in total every 3 weeks, the tumours had shrunk to next to nothing, I was booked in for a Mastectomy on the 11th March this year...
Hi all, To all that are taking (prescribed) Cakci-D or similar because you are on Letrozole and/or Abemaciclib. Were you told that Calci-D could have an effect on Abemaciclib if taken together? My oncologist advised I take it as far apart as possible...
Is anyone else taking this drug I gave reduced disease from 250mg to 100mg as side effects were horrendous. Interested to know how others are
So I have breast cancer, I've had a right mastectomy and lymph node clearance. I'm currently going through chemotherapy which will.be followed by radiotherapy and then tablets. I currently have a swollen lymph node under my "good" armpit and I have an...
My Dear Breasties, It’s been quite a while since I last posted, and I plan to update you on my treatment “journey” in a separate post. But for now, I’d like to discuss a subject that I find very preoccupying. I’ve always embraced a laid-back lifestyle...
