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I've got my results appointment on Friday i had biopsies taken from two lumps found after my yearly routine mamogram it was a massive shock to say the least By Friday it will be three weeks since my biopsies and I feel like im loosing my mind waiting...
I was originally diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2023. I had a mastectomy chemo and radiotherapy and was told the cancer was gone. I recently had a colonoscopy which found a lesion in my bowel. The biopsy results have come back inconclusive but...
Hi everyone, I have posted before, but it's been a little while. I hope you are all doing as well as you can be too. Really need some advice! I was diagnosed nearly a year ago IDC,Es+, PR+, HER2+.I decided not to have treatment for various reasons,...
Hello I’m new to all of this. Just been diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and having my first bout of chemo in 10 days. I’m very nervous about it all. I’m going to try the cold cap. Just hope it’s not too grim
Hi there, I was diagnosed with breast cancer just under 2 weeks ago, and it's been a bit of a whirlwind. From finding a small lump in early Feb which I was convinced would be a cyst, to being told I have a 4cm metaplastic grade 3 tumour. Unfortunately...
I've on cycle 3 of abemaciclib and I've noticed my eyelashes and eyebrows are thinning. Has shone else had this and did it last
Hello i have been recently diagnosed and have had a drawn out period of biopsies and MRI and more biopsies. Waiting final biopsy results and then a likely bilateral mastectomy. Feeling really frustrated by the time it’s taking and wondering if anyone...
Hi all, I'm looking to see if anybody has had experience with trying to cold cap with a shaved head whilst doing EC and docetaxel. Unfortunately after 2 sessions of cold capping my hair just couldn't hold and I decided to get my head shaved during...
Hi, I am 47 and was diagnosed with stage 2 her 2 breast cancer in September 2023, I had 7 rounds of chemo, a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and then 12 months kadcyla which was completed in may last year. during my kadcyla treatment I started taking tamoxifen...
Hi everyone! I had a lumpectomy August 2025 with lymph node removal followed by radiotherapy and now on letrozole. Everything went well and smoothly but I barely left home for the last 9 months due to chronic fatigue. I'm now dealing with the pain of...
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