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Hi! I was treated for BC last year, having lumpectomy & radiotherapy. I've just noticed the skin immediately around my nipple is slightly cracked (due to surgery the nipple turns in on itself). I'm always careful to dry the nipple thoroughly after bathing...
Hello I am new here. I was diagnosed with DCIS last March, had a lumpectomy (although they then found a small tumour), followed by radiotherapy, and put on Tamoxifen (for 5 years) back in June 2025. I had a skiing accident in February 2026 increasing...
Hello all. I have had my therapeutic mammoplasty with axilliry node clearance, 5 weeks ago. Saw new Onco with regard to follow on treatment. Radiotherapy beg in June. Letrazole now and after RT bisphosphonates and Riboclib. I cant have Chemo as Oncodx...
Hi just started chemotherapy for my breast cancer. I am hers postive and er positive. My mri is clear and lymph biopsy was clear too. I have to have chemotherapy first then surgery. Just cant help worryingxxx
Hi I just finished my first round of chemo. Honestly I had no idea what to expect. I felt okish on the first day but I seem to have nasea all the time. Nothing tastes normal even water. I feel like I am in a strangers body. Does it get any better. I have...
I have one more chemo session left in 2 weeks - woohoo - and then start 3 weeks of radiotherapy from the middle of July. I had a meeting with the oncologist to discuss this on Wednesday where he also talked about hormone therapy. He said this was the...
Hi, I’ve been on abemaciclib for 7 months now and I have moved from the strongest dose to the next one down. I’ve doing ok but have periods of extreme exhaustion. I don’t want to drop the dose again as I couldn’t complete my chemo due to pnemonitus...
Hi, my mum has just undergone lumpectomy which was thankfully very successful. She is 69 years old and has been advised by a specialist that her tumour was so small that he would be comfortable if she decided that she did not wish to go through with radiotherapy...
I am going from one emotion to another in quick succession I just don’t know what to do I am so scared I still have to have some more investigations to have but the outlook is not looking good so far. Each stage so far has been bad news after bad...
Good evening everyone unfortunately I found myself on this site due to a lot of anxiety and stress . I found a lump in my breast and had all the three stage steps done . So waiting for the biopsy result . The consultant did say to me that his. 97% sure...
