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Hi Ive just discovered a small moveable lump to the left side of my lumpectomy scar. I'm 2 months post surgery. I am going to ring the BCN tomorrow. But I just wanted to check if anyone had any experience of this? Thanks
Hi everyone, I keep having dreams about my breast cancer returning. I was diagnosed in 2023 and had a lumpectomy. I have been for 2 annual mammograms so far and both were clear so I don’t know why I’m so convinced that this year will be different. I...
Hello, my head is still a bit scrambled so I hope this makes sense last August I had a total duct removal on my right side everything OK no abnormalities had my yearly mammogram end of April thought nothing of it three weeks later got a phone call wanting...
I've been on letrozole for 12 months and sometimes have brain fog. Just wondering if anyone else experiences this. I will be looking for something in a cupboard and cannot physically see it. Will sometimes eventually find it and it will be right in...
Hi I have very sensitive skin to plasters and dressings and wondered if any of you have any advice please? My biopsy and breast marker dressings have caused very red and sore areas where the adhesive is and one area has broken the skin. It is on my records...
Hi everyone. Im a 45 year old single mum. Im currently on a double 2WW one for Bowel and one for Breast. My Breast appointment is on Monday and I have been coping by keeping busy with family ect. Then on Friday My doctor rang to say my FIT test was very...
Tomorrow I have week 6 of 12 weeks of Chemo for Brest Cancer. I have been using a cold cap( tolerable) but as my hair has started to fall out( not in clumps but generally all over(i have very thick hair) should I continue to use the Cold Cap which adds...
my name is Chloé and i just finished all my chimo and radio back in february .. it was the hardest half a year of my life .. i thought i will die .. i didn’t know it can be ok all in all .. now my hair growing back .. it came back curly this time )) ...
Had my PICC line inserted on Thursday and had 1st treatment on Friday. Saturday the clip had opened & had to have the line flushed. No problems following this. However tonight in bed (Sun) I started with really bad pain in my neck. There is no swelling...
Hello. I was stage 2a lobular breast cancer. I’m on letrozole and zoledronic acid, completed radiation in january and started ribociclib 400mg in February. I managed 2 cycles and my ALT levels increased to nearly 200. After a break I was restarted at...
