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I have been taking evacal for bone health after breast cancer 4 years ago. When I collected my prescription I noticed I now have adcal which are slightly different as they need to be chewed whereas the evacal tend to dissolve in your mouth. I'd been taking...
Hello, i am new! I have been diagnosed with her2 positive breast cancer i am 49 and very scared. All waiting for tests is so hard plus worried about treatment and my kids.
I'm newbie - diagnosed in March this year with invasive breast cancer. I had surgery at the end of March and immediately reacted to the blue dye they used and had a massive anaphylactic shock. I have heard this is extremely rare and just wondered if...
Hello, i had single mascectomy and complete axillary node removal recently.IDC i saw surgeon recently for pathology results.She confirmed grade 2 and stage 2b There were 10 affected nodes.I felt very reassured with the staging as i was imagining the...
Hi I’m new here just got my diagnosis today of stage 2 breast cancer which could change after they have finished the rest of the tests they have asked for and got the results
Hi, I am having a double mastectomy soon and wondered if others have experience of buying bags for drains. I've seen a quite a few online but don't know what's best - ones with shoulder straps or clip ons?
Hi I m due to start Zoledronic Acid infusion every 6 months for 3 years alongside Kadcyla chemo every 3 weeks which I've already started for HER2+ breast cancer. I've had little to no side effects from kadcyla but I'm worried about the short and long...
Approx 8 weeks ago I went to the GP with 'non typical' symptoms. My breast had become denser, I had a light bit of bruising, some pain to the armpit side of my breast. GP said likely cyst. Everyone said it'll be a cyst or infection. My appointment at...
Hi, I'm new here, was diagnosed in April after a routine mammogram in February. Not due op until 6th july. It's only a small lump but already in my lymph nodes. It's a grade 3 . I'm so scared it's spreading, every ache and pain worries me it's cancer...
Hi , im new to this , i was diagnosed a few days ago , got my PET scan on wednesday , still feels surreal and out of body. Even though i have a very supportive family i don't want to worry them . Im scared .
