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I’ve been waiting now for radiotherapy for 3 months … had my surgery in October and my oncology appointment in December, just been told won’t start radiotherapy until end of March…. The waiting is really getting to me now
Hello, I am due to have a lumpectomy and SLNB in a few weeks' time. I used Arnica tablets after my hip replacement to good effect. Has anyone used the tablets and/or gel pre and/or post surgery please ?
I have ER+ PR+ HER- breast cancer. I've had a mastectomy,, chemotherapy, lymph node removal and now waiting for radiotherapy and the side effect delights of letrazole and abemaciclib. I'm coming off HRT slowly cos if I don't my brain breaks. I feel like...
Hi I am new to this ,just been diagnosed on Saturday with breat cancer and waiting for Full results and what treatment I will need and would welcome being in touch with people in the same situation me . It is all very overwhelming at the moment
I’ve just been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.l have a 6cm tumour. which will be removed tomorrow, Monday 11th March., along with lymph nodes under my arm, followed by radiotherapy and estrogen suppressant tablets. Has anyone had anything similar...
Hello, I'm new to this group. I have been diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of months ago and was discharged from hospital after surgery only 3 days ago. Im overloaded by many difficult emotions. While everyone in Hospital was amazing and positive...
Hi, my name is Trish and I'm due to have surgery on 13th March. I'm having a mastectomy of my right breast. It's all happened so quickly since finding the lump on 9th February. It all came as a shock as my GP didn't think it was anything more than a cyst...
I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma PR positive, ER positive and HER2 positive back in Dec, it was decided to give chemo upfront, with 4 cycles of EC followed by 4 cycles of Docetaxel in combination with Phesgo, now having completed 3 cycles...
Just come to say hi. I had my formal breast cancer diagnosis today although was expecting it (who has an half hour appointment booked with a breast surgeon when it’s good news eh?). And the weird thing is, I feel much more positive now I know for sure...
Can anyone help me please? I cannot swallow tablets whole with liquid. I somehow made it through 5 months of chemo and a mastectomy. Finding soluble alternatives or crushing or opening capsules etc. My Oncologist now says I HAVE to swallow Abemaciclib...
