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I’m really confused. Just had my last chemo cycle and need to decide which hormone therapy route to go down. Am 45, premenopausal. Oncologist and nurse raving about E&Z but already have dodgy joints and read that periods can return in 5 years if under...
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Hi everyone, had my 1st mammogram just under 2 weeks ago and received a recall letter. My minds racing and I’m thinking the worse. I’ve got a week to wait and it says on the letter that I can ring the nurse. Would they tell me anything if I did ring...
Hi all I had a double mastectomy and reconstruction with implants on 1st September, my left side has healed beautifully, but I have poor healing on the right side. It’s not very big ( only 3cm ), however, Ive now got to have more surgery to correct...
THE RACE! You join us at the start of the race…AND….THEYRE OFF!! First to show is Heartburn and Furry Tongue, behind them is Constipation, Bad Taste and Can’t Get Out of Bed. Always Cold is behind these, and making good ground is Breathless? Here comes...
Hi, It’s been 3 weeks since my lumpectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Clearance, my lumpectomy scar is brilliant however over the last couple of days my arm has felt really painful and hot, I have also got some swelling sort of under my armpit. I am going...
I’m new here and I’d like to say hello to everyone. I was told beginning of august that I have Invasive Ductal breast cancer, found after a routine NHS breast mammogram in July. There was no outward sign and apparently it’s deep within the breast. I...
Hi all. just popped by to say that I was diagnosed with a large DCIS last week. Total shock as it was picked up from a routine mammogram. I have to have a mastectomy and I’m terrified to be honest. Never had surgery before! Plus I’m self employed and...
I have just been diagnosed with stage 1 tubular breast cancer and will be having surgery this week followed by radiation therapy and hormone blockers. Not sure what go expect or how to feel. I am a full time home carer too. Any advise or tips.
Hi everyone, I got diagnosed on 29th August with Grade 2 invasive ductal breast cancer. This had also spread to my lymph nodes. Since then I have had a lumpectomy and 21 lymph nodes removed, (2 of which had cancer). I went back for my results and as...
