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Hi there, I'm new to this group. I was lucky- my cancer was a 6mm lump successfully removed in the first op. So I no longer have cancer which is wonderful. However, what I hadn't expected was to have to have a further 2 operations to try to achieve...
Hi. I take abemaciclib,exemestane and zoladex . I was doing okay then had to take a break for antibiotics due to a cough. Started again ( also changed fom tamoxifen to exemestane and the sane time) the side effects are now flooring me ! No energy. Sore...
Hello I had my masectomy 29th April I was discharged that evening only having 2.5 hrs recovery the following day I got up to go to the Toilet snd fainted I fell on the side of the masectomy and I’m bruised black from top to bottom subsently I have...
Hi all I've just had my results after a mastectomy for a grade 2 invasive breast cancer (HER-2 positive) following 5 months of chemotherapy. There were no alive cells left at the tumor site which is great but a small amount was in the axillary gland...
Hi all. I have 2 rounds of chemo left to go and then radiotherapy, immunotherapy and transfusions. I had a mastectomy back in December but it was found to have spread in January. Chemo started in Feb. My question is, does anything happen between the end...
Hello there I have a breast lump which measures 25mm x 15mm and have had 4 biopsies taken after physical examination, mammogram and ultrasound at hospital. The letter from the hospital states ‘P5 - M5 - U5’. I realise it ain’t looking good… After...
Hi not really sure right now just got my diagnosis yesterday following my results I have confirmed breast cancer luckily they said they caught it really early but I think when the consultant spoke i just went into adrenaline mode, no crying no nothin...
Hi all Hope everyone is doing the best they can Had my first TC chemo yesterday Didn't go too bad felt ok for.most part and the team were so lovely. Had a bit a of whirring in my head so didn't sleep very well and had a bit of a headache this...
Hi there, I've just received my diagnosis a week ago. It's been such a long long week. I'm 44 with two boys, 7 and 4. I've had fibroadenomas and generally dense lumpy boobs all my adult life, which made checking them tricky but also meant I regularly...
Hello all I had my results appointment yesterday with my surgeon and bcn. Was told I need chemotherapy before radiotherapy and bisphosphonates and CDK46 (am already on anastrazole and have been since diagnosis) What has worried me is that they said...
