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Hi everyone. i was diagnosed with bilateral lobular breast cancer 28/022023. To say it was a shock is an understatement. just to let you all know how I am one year on. I had surgery on both breasts 3/4/2023. I was absolutely terrified. i was only...
Hiya going to start Abemaciclib this month. Just got my hair back ....Will I lose my hair again ? Anybody got any side effects? AJ
Is there anyone that has had the same ? Thanks
Exactly 2 years since diagnosed with ER+ and HER2+, and radiotherapy finished after lumpectomy for early stage cancer, no lymph nodes involved. No-one ever mentioned this could spread, I was under the stupid impression that as long as no lymph nodes...
Hello, I am 78 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in July last year and had a single mastectomy in November. I am still finding it very difficult to get my head around it all …. Now and again I have tried wearing a bra and popping in a softie (and...
Hi has anyone had radiotherapy fibrosis? I've recently been diagnosed with lymphodema in my arm and now have to wear a sleeve , but the sore pain,where I had lymph node clearance I've been told is radiotherapy fibrosis. My gp has put me on amitriptyline...
hi there I am new to this forum . I have an invasive Ductal carcinoma in right breast stage 2 . I have 2 areas to be removed . Diagnosed in jan after a routine mammogram in October. Plan is surgery in both breasts . To remove the cancer and then a breast...
Had a mastectomy last year in one breast. Been called back after having an MRI on my other breast. I suspected I had cancer in this breast last year after being told something looked suspicious on the MRi. After having an ultrasound I was told it looks...
Hello All I feel like a bit if a fraud coming on here and asking for your views. As I haven't been diagnosed yet. I have a 3.5cm lump in my left breast. 2 weeks ago I went to the screening clinic and I had x2 2d mammogram a 3d mammogram, ultrasound...
Confirmed grade 3, stage 3 IDC following recent lumpectomy on 17th Jan. Referred to oncology for adjuvant treatment and advised there’s a wait time of around 10 weeks. I am shocked! Is this normal?! I was upgraded from grade 2 so I’m understandably upset...
