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Hi, I went to the breast clinic just short of 3 weeks ago and they told me I had a large lump in my left breast. It came as a huge shock (couldn’t really feel a lump, thought it was a change in breast tissue due to my age… how wrong I was!) Biopsy was...
Hi There, Hello to you all. I hope you are ok. x I'm a newbie having been diagnosed with Breast Cancer Stage 2 a week ago. Hormone Receptor positive Is it safe to continue to take Evening Primrose Oil and Omega 3 Fish all. All advise appreciated...
Hello. I’m a 54 year old woman I recently found out I have DCIS. I will need a mastectomy possibly double. I’m awaiting more results and more tests to be done The waiting for a plan of action is hard on my MRI scan my liver showed there to be small...
IV Chemo Update Not starting treatment today. Have felt very poorly this week and have been very sick so I’m in Cheltenham Oncology (again) on IV pain relief, anti-sick, saline and initially was Nil By Mouth. Had bloods, X-ray and CT scan done. All...
️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ ️ Update…after 4 years of being stable with no avid disease my Feb and June PET scans showed some activity in the lymph nodes in my chest, stomach and bowel. My gastritis flared up on May 18th and 9 weeks later is still here. Three...
I have been lurking for a couple of weeks now and decided to join. Diagnosed from routine mammogram in early May which was a complete and utter shock. Stage 1 ER + and referred for MRI which then threw up a suspicion in the other breast which could not...
Hi all I was diagnosed with her2 positive breast cancer this time last year I've had chemo surgery radiotherapy and now on herseptin injections x3 to make up 9 in total has anyone outthere suffered with fatigue the second injection has brought on late...
Hello All, New to forum, I am a long time theatre nurse who is a bit of a lone wolf when it comes to health issues, rarely seeking help So I was diagnosed in March of this year, with (e+p+ HER2-) 4cm breast cancer, had therapeutic mammoplasty using...
Hi, I had breast cancer surgery four weeks ago, a lumpectomy, and physically I feel fine. Mentally,I’m struggling a bit. I’ll be having radiotherapy soon and I’m a little bit scared. I find myself reassuring family and friends that I’m ok when I actually...
I had radiotherapy for stage one breast cancer in March and I am still having rib pain, is this normal?
