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I had breast lumpectomy/sentinel node excision mid Feb and recently finished 5 fractions of radiotherapy. Info leaflets warned of tiredness - I don't think they stressed that enough, I'm utterly drained and totally useless! - and also noted possible skin...
Hello. So I finally have a provisional date for surgery, 23rd April. Was diagnosed in January with 2 x IDC and the waiting has been horrendous. Will be having Therapeutic Mammoplasty with a reduction on the healthy breast for symmetry. I am a GG cup and...
Hi, I am scheduled to have a picc line fitted next week as the first cycle of chemo damaged the veins in my hand and they struggled to find a good vein for my second cycle of chemo last week. I was wondering what hints & tips people had for living with...
I've just been diagnosed I'm waiting for surgery to have a mastectomy I'm worried about it any advice
Hi All, I’m Wendy I hope you are all doing okay and coping with the battles that have been thrown at us all for going the big C club! I am 4 years in on my journey and had a lumpectomy followed by chemo and the radiotherapy and am now on medication...
Hi, I had triple negative breast cancer. I had mastectomy and then DIEP reconstruction. I had a reduction on the 'healthy' breast in September 23. I have had a little bit of firmness in the reduction breast with a bit of tenderness which I put down...
Hi, have just had my results from my lymph node clearance and am scared. A total of 12 nodes removed with 9 testing positive. I also had one sentinel node that was positive too. So all in all 14 nodes removed with 10 positive. ER+/PR+ and HER2 positive...
Anyone got a long term success story for brca 2 breast cancer. I am two years from diagnosis which was grade three and stage 3. Have only now found the mutation so I missed out on olaprib. Seeing mixed things about how it affects relapse likelihood. Oncologist...
Hi I saw my GP on 4th February and was referred for investigation/follow up after discovering a breast lump that appeared from nowhere and had grown to 3cm pretty quickly. Although my health trust is adhering to the 2ww guidelines, it was still an...
Hi I’m new here . I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer on 27th Feb . I have my surgery tomorrow. Never had a general anaesthetic before so starting to feel a bit nervous about it . I think it’s the unknown . I’ve just thrown myself into work the...
