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Hi everyone Apologies for nutty post! Well I underwent my op for wire led bilateral local excision plus lymph nodes taken for checking ( can’t remember all the terminology) Operation was wed 3rd May where I’m surprised they didn’t have to scrape...
Hi everyone. I've just joined this community as I guess I'm in the same position as a lot of people. My story started about 3 weeks ago when I had my first mammogram. Genuinely thought.... Okay routine check, no problem. That was great, didn't give...
Hi, Everything happened so quickly I got diagnosed with DVT, so they spent me for a mammogram and luckily my breast cancer got found 3 years earlier than would have otherwise. Within a month had widke local incision done and node biopsy. I'm currently...
I think I’ve found a small lump on my remaining breast. I’m on 50mg Abemaciclib, letrozole and zoladronic infusions so still under oncology but no longer under the breast care unit. Who do I contact, my GP, oncology nurse or the nurse I had when under...
Hi, I'm at the horrible stage of waiting for results of biopsies (already 99.9% certain I have 2 malignant tumours). Biopsies were 6th June - felt like I was being attacked with a hole-punch Is there somewhere on here that gives like a glossary/explanation...
Been going through this since last august . I’m on herceptin and go into hospital every 3 weeks but always on my own .
Hi, I am on tamoxifen and wondered if people had experienced problems if their brand was changed. People seem to post lots of problems they have with letrozole and if the brand is changed and I wondered if this was the same with tamoxifen. So far I...
Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in April. Had lumpectomy in May. Waiting for a date to start radiotherapy. I returned to work on a phased return 2 weeks ago. I am finding work really exhausting, is this normal? Can I ask for my phased...
Hi everyone, I am sure I read something about this when diagnosed a few weeks or so ago, but I can not remember where but I'm now ready to take it in, so please help. I need bras for after the op. Do I need a size up from my usual size? Any help and advice...
Hi. Does anyone have any experience of either of these. Just been prescribed these as part of ongoing adjuvant treatment. Can anyone pass on any experience?
