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Hi Everyone, Well, after being diagnosed with a grade 3 triple positive cancer post surgery in December 2021 and going through chemo, herceptin , radiotherapy, and anastrazole, the 2 tiny lumps I first felt in May/June time have turned out to be 3mm...
Hi, I've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and this week my surgeon confirmed that I would need a single mastectomy. I am fit and healthy generally and have previously had 2 caesareans that I recovered from quickly (physically). My main worry...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 2 er + HER- breast cancer in August. I had mammoplasty (breast reduction) to remove the tumour in September. I know I’ll need radiotherapy and hormone therapy going forward. When I went for my post surgery results last week...
I don't know if I'm in the right discussion for this - sorry if not! So i went for my 1st oncology appointment on Monday which was a nightmare - 2 and a half hour wait due to striking and emergencies and then a discussion that seemed to be over in the...
Hi I just started taking letrozole on Monday along with the zoladex injection. Tuesday I started with some spotting now since yesterday I'm bleeding, I finished my period last week, after having an endometrial ablation 2 months ago for heavy bleeding...
as you can tell from my posts, this is all so new to us, trying to read up/prepare as much as my brain will take in, breast removal booked for next thursday, am i right that if i have a drain i go back after a week to have it removed, then back a week...
Hi, I'm new here! Grade 2 Invasive breast cancer. Mastectomy and DIEP in July. Waiting for start date of chemo. Wondered if I should get a wig beforehand? Anything else I could do or I should know. Thanks
Hello, recently diagnosed, saw the consultant for a plan and thought that was that. Then I get a call from bc nurse saying I needed to come in for another ultrasound to check the calcifications on either side of the tumour. Whilst that made me nervous...
Hello. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and i see the on ology team for the first time on Friday. Feeling a bit anxious. Any tips, or questions to ask that i might not already have thought of?
Hi everyone, not posted on here since last year but i am currently on some chemo tablets (capecitabine), which were fine for the first few months but now i am really suffering with my hands a nd feet - soreness, skin cracking and its now painful to...
