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Hi everyone. Thanks for having me. Recently went to GP for breast changes thinking it would be shrugged off but the fear of god was put in me. I was urgently referred to breast clinic where I was told I would be scanned. Suspected cancer all over my...
Apologies as new to this type of thing.... Had surgery end of January to remove lump and calcification which hasn't spread to lymph nodes and isn't fed by hormones. Had my 1st trastuzumab and paclitaxel last week. 2nd paclitaxel tomorrow. Consultant...
Hello all. I’ve had a recent mastectomy and 2 sentinel nodes removed. Cancer was in one node so I had node clearance where the surgeon removed 19 nodes and it was in11, so a total of 12 of 21 were diseased. I have invasive ductal cancer which was a 3cm...
A sleeping top tip for anyone about to have a DIEP flap reconstruction as I am now 3.5 weeks post op. Even now, I have trouble sleeping flat, even with my knees bent - because of the tightness of the skin above my abdominal scar and across my chest where...
Hi, my Diagnosis locally advanced node positive right breast cancer with synchronous liver metastases. Core biopsy breast grade 2/3 ductal carcinoma, ER 8, HER2 negative (0) Thought had liver infection ! A lot of words telling me it’s Stage 4 breast...
I have recently had breast surgery and have been told that they have got it all and there is no spread to lymph nodes. I was also told Stage 2 grade 3 triple negative. Due to autoimmune conditions and having only recently completed chemotherapy for ovarian...
I was on tamoxifen for 2 years and I’ve now been on Letrazole for nearly 7 years I come off it next year I exercise a lot so tend to ache all the time I just want to know other people’s experiences of stopping taking Letrazole and does it make any di...
I have had breast cancer twice the second time it was discovered was when I went for my 5th year check up by some freak chance the appointment was made only 7month after the last one.Thankfully I went and it had returned. If I had told hospital I wasn...
Having been unfortunate enough to have had a bilateral mastectomy. My question to those like me who have had both sides operated on do you think that there is enough help and understanding for people who have both sides affected. I don't think that...
Hi just diagnosed HER2 in left breast and lymph mood Im so scared had MRI breast scan last week, met oncologist yesterday told have to have 4 cycles of PTD then 3 of EC then surgery then radiotherapy also looming over me is PET scan I have coming up this...
