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I am 76 years old and have arthritis and other health issues. I was diagnosed in January and I'm have a local wide excision, including my nipple of left breast, and removal of the sentinel nerves. I drive an automatic. Is anyone in the group similar...
Hi wonderful ladies. I was diagnosed with stage 2 lobular breast cancer - HER 2 negative 8mx6mx8m inbetween screenings. I found a lump in right breast which was a cyst but whilst they carried out all full checks, found a suspicious mass in left which...
I have just come out the other end of chemotherapy and while my focus is now on my next stage of treatment, I also want to start to gain some normality and confidence in my life, which includes my appearance. I am trying to be patient with hair regrowth...
Hello, I finished chemo just over a month ago. I’m still on 3-weekly Trastuzumab. I’m having left breast conserving MICAP flap surgery on 7 March. In the last week I’ve been getting a buzzing/vibration sensation in my left breast area - it comes and...
Newly diagnosed. 61 tad overweight, run and swim regularly. Want to be running and swimming in future. If not spread will be having mastectomy. Don't know if I should reconstruct or not. Looking for post surgery sports bras I can do half marathon...
Just want to ask have anyone had mri and ct scans done before biopsy results.. I've had biopsy done Monday and told they will.be back 11th March...but this weekend I'm having imagins done .. thought scans would be done after biopsy results x
Hi again. I had WLE and therapeutic mammoplasty over 5 mths ago following excision of a grade 3 tumour. Part of the wound on the affected breast broke down 2 weeks after surgery and a small 10p piece sized size hasn't healed since. At the breast clinic...
Hi everyone, Just thought I'd ask here if anyone else has had trouble getting transport help too and from hospital for treatment . I asked my drs surgery and it seems I don't meet the criteria... Was told to get bus, cab or ask a friend which is a...
Hi everyone, Today will be treatment 11/15 and I’m just starting to see redness and a definate radiotherapy line on my breast. It doesn’t hurt and isn’t itchy and so far so good I guess. I’ve been slapping E45 on. However, I was told at my review...
Morning All, I'm just about to start letrozole and abemaciclib tablets (150g). I have previously had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy so the tablets are hopefully to stop anything coming back. I'm really anxious about the side effects of this next stage...
