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Hi just an update and I hope this text greets you well! The day for chemo arrived 31st August - it came and it went, as they are want to do! So here I am a week later ..... I'm feeling pretty ok on the whole, the wretched nausea passed after a few...
Hi, I had surgery and radio for dcis + invasive lobular and because oncotype high, about to start chemo and was wondering if anyone had advice. I’ll be having 3 cycles of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide every 3 weeks and then 3 cycles of docetexal...
Hi ladies, I hope you're all well. Just wanted to have a moan and feel sorry for myself! Was due second round of chemo this morning but woke up with a bright red and very hot boob. I'm about 11 weeks post surgery and had healed brilliantly with no...
Hi there, Two days ago I brushed my arm against breast and thought it felt weird I was washing at the time and looked in the mirror and saw a red area the size of a 10p. I felt the warm area and underneath there is a painful lump. I went to bed and...
Hello everyone I’m new to this forum had breast cancer twice, looking forward to read some interesting conversations with good advice. Have a great weekend enjoy the sunshine hugs Tili
Hello. I had breast cancer in 2020, aged 47. Had surgery, radiotherapy, and was prescribed Tamoxifen. I had further surgery last year to reduce non-cancer-breast down to the size of cancer-breast. All was well, or so I thought. Just had my third annual...
Hi, is anyone else annoyed that you are told you probably wont need chemo and then oncotype dx of 28 results mean now you are eligible...how to decide??
Hi gang Well I got through diagnosis, surgery, chemo and just finished radiotherapy all one after the other with no time to think. Felt very much on the conveyor belt and now feel a little abandoned. Have another 11 3-weekly phesgo injections by a homecare...
Not sleeping until 8 n mornin n when I do nt waking until 2 3 n afternoon
Hi, I was diagnosed in July 23 with invasive ductal cancer, ER+ PR+ HER2-, grade 2. In August I had lumpectomy and axilary lymph node clearance. 3 out of 14 were affected. My results from surgery came back that there were in fact two lumps 35mm and 10mm...
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