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Hi just wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions on how to support a parent through breast cancer. My mum has recently had a mastectomy. I am her sole carer as well as working full time and looking after my family. I have been finding the emotions...
I was diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer back in July last year. I’ve just completed my Adjuvant Chemotherapy and had a Mastectomy on the 2nd January, everything went as planned and no delays so I’ve been lucky. ive had a complete pathological...
Hi am new to this forum. My name is Dee and am nearly 75. Had double mastectomy last June followed by 3 weeks of radiotherapy therapy in September /October with no real problems. I then had an infusion of bisdiphosphonate in November, since when I've...
Hi, I am 62 & have just completed 3rd round of 12 weekly chemo treatments. My white blood cells & platelet count has fallen & also my liver function has also fallen. I am to have blood repeated & see my oncologist next Tuesday. I anm getting worried as...
So had my oncology outpatient appointment - review of how my first round of chemotherapy went and preparation from r round 2 next week BUT my CT scan results from 20/1 still not back sadly. Staying positive but wanted to rant ( a bit )
Hi everyone please can anyone advise if these vitamins are ok to take with tamoxifen. I was diagnosed with ER positive, PR positive & HER-2 negative breast cancer in February 2022. If you have any suggestions It would be greatly appreciated as I seem...
I have been diagnosed with triple positive grade 2 in my right “fried egg”! I had an mri and need a. Ct scan! What does a ct show that an mri hasn't? I know I'm having chemo, followed by a mastectomy then radiotherapy. Why can't they tell me the stage...
So much has changed on my journey since finding my lump in August 2023. I remember being told it's the best cancer to have (if ever there is a best form of cancer), to "it's tiny, try not to worry". Really! I have done a lot of reading and following of...
Hi, just wondering if anyone else has experienced bad dreams / nightmares on Tamoxifen? Or if this is just my post surgery / pre radiotherapy brain working overtime? I have literally just woken myself up screaming
Hi. I have recently been diagnosed with a grade 2 invasive Ductal carcinoma and I also have what they are referring to as a “borderline” papilloma, both in the left breast. I had biopsies and currently waiting for a date for surgery (wide local excisions...
