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Hi, Triple negative breast cancer diagnosis 4 days ago, not coping well. Health care professional myself and need to regain control and understanding. Desperate to push through required outstanding investigations and get to treatment ASAP. Petrified...
Bit of a long shot but is anyone , or has anyone been in the same position as me. I have been given a date for WLE on 8th December. I attended for pre-op which I assumed would just be routine, but I have recently received an appointment to meet with the...
hello there i have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and being of menopausal age I was taking HRT. Since diagnosis I have stopped and wondering if there are any recommended alternatives out there. I suffer mostly with brain fog and joint pain...
Hi, I have been told that CBD is helpfull alongside treatment for Breast Cancer. Does anyone have any experience with this. I have had surgery and waiting further scans to see if Chemo is needed or ust radiotherapy. Thanks
Hi all Just wondered if anyone else has sore arms/wrists after (cannula infusion) chemo? this evening my right one is worse than usual & there’s a lump too.. Weirdly though they only used that side once back in September! thanks all & hugs to you...
Had mastectomy using LDoris in June had large seroma drained few times, had to go back into hospital have pigtail drain in for 5 days 950ml drained from seroma them another 750ml. Few weeks ago I felt seroma was filling up again hospital has said it should...
Hi i just wondered how quickly anybody on bisphosphonates started them after surgery/ other main treatments ? How long is too long to wait ? hugs xx
I have to have a re excision as margins close in 2 places. Anyone else had this and did they get it the second time?
I finished active treatment in June having had chemo lumpectomy radiotherapy and herceptin. Now on letrozole and bio phosphates. I have been back for two check ups since June and doctor found internal scar tissue a first time and then swelling two months...
I’m new to this forum and wanted to say hi. It feels like months since my diagnosis but I’m finally going in for a right side mastectomy and node clearance next week and wondered if anyone had any top tips on what to expect? Everyone around me keeps saying...
