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Anybody that has had a mastectomy and lymph node clearance, how long was your recovery and how long did it take for your arm/shoulder to be less stiff and for the pain to go.
Hey peeps, I found a meatball size lump in my boob so I went docs. Then liverpool hospital biopsies etc mamogram found more lumps and i was told on friday they are cancerous! I have Breast cancer. As you can imagine, my head went spinning from the one...
I had my third Herceptin injection last Thursday and felt fine. Yesterday morning I woke up with quite a sore stomach and diarhoea and am still affected today. I might have eaten something that disagreed with me on Tuesday but I don't know. Has anyone...
Hi All, New to this forum! Following on from surgery/chemo/radiotherapy, I've started on Tamoxifen 3 weeks ago. This week I had a petty serious skin reaction and swelling all over my face. The Oncologist was very quick to say that the Tamoxifen wasn...
Hi everyone, After finding a breast lump a couple of weeks back, my instincts told me to get it checked out by a doctor. I did and she referred me to a breast clinic for an ultrasound. Following the ultrasound I was immediately taken for a mammogram...
Hi I'm after some advice/feedback on whether to have the cold cap to retain some, if not most, of my hair. I have shoulder length very thick curly hair and had decided I was just going to get myself resigned to the fact I'll lose it all. However, after...
Hi to all of you brave friends, I am so grateful to have survived breast cancer twice. I had to have a Masectomy last time (2 years ago) and still cannot look at or touch my chest. I also cannot make love to my husband and can’t be bothered to dress...
Hi, I was diagnosed with cancer 3 weeks ago in my right breast and have been back to the hospital today for more biopsies on the left which I’ll hopefully get the results for in the next 2 weeks. I’ve been told I will definitely be having mastectomy...
Morning .. How do I start? The facts.. 63 no history of BC in family, always been to mammograms, Feb 24 routine mammogram 04/04 unilateral masectomy, so pleased for the quick treatment but don't feel like my feet have touched the ground. So it was right...
Hi all I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2021 had mastectomy and lymph nodes removed followed by chemo long story short they forgot to give me radiotherapy I complained rang breast nurse start of February as I felt a lump in my left breast seen surgeon...
