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I'm new here I found out few days ago still in shock and can't take it all in. I had a ct scan yesterday to check if it's spread further these 2 weeks of waiting is going to send me insane. I'm petrified!! I'm a mum to daughters 9 and 11 I haven't...
I started my treatment with EC every 3 weeks but I only had 2 cycles out 3 as there was concerns over my heart. I’m on my weekly Paclitaxel since 8 weeks, I have the treatment every Friday. Since my diagnosis, I’ve managed to start a new job and continue...
Hi everyone. I've found out this week I have grade 2, er+, breast cancer and I am terrified. I am 41 with a daughter who has only just turned 3. I am so scared of leaving her and her thinking I've abandoned her and me not being there when she needs...
Has anyone experienced shoulder pain 5 years after their treatment? I had a DIEP operation, chemo and radiotherapy.
After I've been diagnosed with breast cancer I went through an actual emotional roller coster. The positive side was no chemo or radiotherapy planned. Yet, today I have received the pathology reports, that found HER2 positive cells spreading to my lymph...
My experience of having a picc line inserted since 30th November 2023 1) insertion was not painful but was involved as it needed 2 members of staff gowned up. Appointment took about half an hour from start to finish 2) it bled on the way home and...
I had a left sided mastectomy 14th Feb last year... Is it normal to still have pain, numbness and discomfort??
Hi all, I’ve been reading everyone’s experiences and they are so informative but I haven’t found anything that quite matches my situation at the moment. I’m not even sure yet I’m in the right place! I went to GP with increased lumpiness in right side...
Hi club members, not been on here much recently trying to deal with this whole rubbish situation. I had my mastectomy last March( which I'm still numb from ) then chemotherapy ( taken off due to severe lung problems, but on it long enough to lose my hair...
Hi everyone, I feel so lucky to be coming out the other side of my journey after a rollercoaster ride last year. After having surgery x 2, 5 months of chemo and 3 weeks of radiotherapy, I’ve now begun taking Anastrozole. i was on a high that I seem...
