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I’m feeling really naive … I’m 3 weeks post 12 weeks of chemo, have had two wide local excisions with poor margins and now waiting for mastectomy date … I wore cold cap at every chemo session and hung onto my hair, but now I’ve finished chemo, it’s falling...
I’ve got my second surgery this Thursday - wide local excision - chest wall perforator flap’s reconstruction! Sounds so pleasant doesn’t it!! Anyone else had this? Dreading going back for surgery again!!
I’m still confused .. since 2020 first was stage 3c was an her2 positive he positive anyway long story short failed on herceptin after 4 rounds it traveled to neck so it not anywhere else they thought in my lungs last year but tiny so 3 tdm1 later gone...
advice please Been feeling off for a while can’t say I’ve felt ill as such just not me. Bit like drunk where you feel not quite with it. Been dizzy and beyond tired and brain just not fully in gear . Ended up being off work last couple of weeks and...
Hi everyone and hope you are ok I’m due to start chemotherapy next week - anyone else? Had mastectomy on July and this is ‘adjuvant’? I’m nervous and sad and lots of other emotions!
Hi fellow fighters & big cheer for pink October.hope everyone is doing well.I just needed a bit of info on what to expect.Its my first oncology appointment after successful wide local excision op on September 5th.tumour removed,margins clear,lymph nodes...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed back at the end of May with local recurrent breast cancer(DCIS no lymph nodes invoved). Originally I was due to have surgery and then radiotherapy. After 2 surgeries they said it was likely I would now need chemo and radiotherapy...
Hello, I have enjoyed reading people's posts,thank you very much. I am getting prepared for a breast reconstruction operation. All going according to plan. V.happy with the NHS and great staff. Cheers
Hi I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer stage 2 a year ago. It was a shock but I coped with all my appointments on my own as I felt my husband would have meant I wouldn't of been able to cope with any bad news as I would of had to keep...
Local chemist has told me that cetirizine interferers with anastrozole. There is nothing on the advice in the packet (Accord). Anyone else had similar?
