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Hello all. My BC was just over two years ago now. I've been taking tamoxifen ever since but still having reoccurring periods every few months. I've had many scans where a small polit was removed. Due to my periods still coming my gynaecology consultant...
4 Weeks ago I had a bilateral mastectomy and opted for implants. I was diagnosed with a hybrid lobular and ductal breast cancer , I am 44 years old. I opted for double mastectomy as mum and maternal aunt had cancer, and didn't want a repeat performance...
Hi, I started chemotherapy last July for Brest cancer of which I lost all my hair, I got through chemo ok, when I was booked in for surgery after that they found it had gone to the outside of the breast so could not have surgery, I am now on hormone tablets...
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer in September last year, just after moving house and relocating to a different area. Since then I have had chemotherapy to shrink the tumour, followed by surgery in March this year to remove the tumour. Thankfully...
Hi everyone. Just after advice/ information sharing please! During chemo, nails went the dark blue/ Black colour but relatively strong and healthy. However, i finished my last chemo in Feb, am still having Phesgo injections, but now all of a sudden my...
Hi. I have had a lumpectomy to remove a grade 2 16mm breast cancer lump and had a sentinel node biopsy on the 20th March. I am back to see the consultant tomorrow for results of biopsy and to see if lump has been removed with a clear margin. Can anyone...
Good afternoon, I had breast cancer 3 years ago with lymph node involvement,. Surgery, radio and chemo all staff were amazing. Just a random question but I am at the end of my tether with worry, mainly thanks to Dr Google. I had a blood test recently...
Hi, I had a single mastectomy for high grade DCIS last week. I’m happy to have had the surgery which went well and hopefully will complete my treatment, and I seem to be healing well - so I’m very fortunate.i can handle the scar on my left side. But I...
Hello I am new to the group. I'm a 78 year old woman fairly fit, who had a mastectomy on 4th January, a 3 week course of radiotherapy which has just finished and now have been offered Abemaciclib which I've got to make a decision on in the next...
Hello, I am new to the group and I was wondering if anyone was currently receiving Herceptin injections for Her2 positive breast cancer and can tell me what side effects they have experienced please. I will be starting to have them soon alongside Docetaxel...
