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Does anyone else hate this phrase? It gives me the fear when people say it to me. I feel as though I am temping fate saying it. My son just put up a post which was lovely but that phrase terrfies me! I'm just being silly I know but that's how I feel...
Hi This is my first post and i'm after a bit of advice please. Last August I was diagnosed with breast cancer (in the left breast) after a routine mammogram. I had a lumpectomy followed by 6 cycles of Chemo 3 x FEC and 3 x Taxotere. Then I had the...
Hi I am new to this group, was diagnosed stage 1 in Sep18, had lumpectomy in Oct18, then radiotherapy with last session 17/12. Started Tamoxifen in October. On levothyroxine and citalopram as well. Started with what I thought was thrush but even going...
Hi, has anyone had this infusion and what are side effects like? Been reading that It causes all sorts
Hi. I'm 9 years clear of bc and I've been on tamoxifen for the same amount of time after diagnosis at 39. Tolerated tamoxifen well but in the last couple of years had irregular bleeding which highlighted thickened endometrium, polyps and fibroids in uterus...
So having come to the end of x4 EC and about to head into x4 Docetexal, I’m really starting to struggle with all of this. I opted to cold cap, and glad I did, I’ve so far maintained around 80% of my hair, although know this could change, I bought a...
I met with the surgeon today, she didn’t really give me an option of implant or DIEP, she basically only wants to do DIEP - which is the one I was leaning towards anyway - however she has scared the crap out of me with regards to recovery……. Could someone...
Hi I just wanted to share my experience.I am extremely claustrophobic, therefore when I was told I needed a breast Mri to double check there were no other tumours other than the one they found.The reason being my mammogram is what they call mammogram...
hi All, i have been diagnised with stage 4 breast cancer mid January, 2 years after original stage 2 breast cancer treatment, had surgery, reconstruction, chemo, radio and was on prostap and Tomaxifen. But and yet it decided to return Surprisingly...
Hi Group, Some years ago I entered the Optima trial. At the time I had stage 2 breast cancer with two lymph nodes affected. A lumpectomy was performed along with lymph node clearance and a course of radiotherapy over a month. I was given the option...
