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I am facing a bit of a dilemma. I have had a lumpectomy and reconstruction and I have just had another op as i do not have clear margins. The pathology results show that I am triple positive and the 60mm area that was removed was mainly high grade DCIS...
Hi I was diagnosed with DCIS in February and because of how extensive it was I had a skin sparing mastectomy in March . I had a Becker implant put in which I have found to be so uncomfortable and I had to have 100ml taken out because the pressure was...
Opted for a mastectomy for my invasive ductal carcinoma and dcis .Had my surgery last week feeling ok .They said it was a grade 2 from the biopsy er positive her 2neg no nodes on ultra sound .Just asking when I get my full results the staging and grade...
Coping with loretzol and fatigue
Hi there! I had a lumpectomy back in May and a week of radiation roughly about a month ago. Recently I have been doing high intensity exercise. I have found after sessions I’m very fatigued, I mean so fatigued I can’t think straight and become anxious...
I start TC chemotherapy in just over a week after having a lumpectomy and full node clearance for ER positive tumour. I'm bricking it as I'm basically a wuss and rubbish being ill - has anyone else been through TC chemo and can tell generally how they...
Hi I had my lumpectomy last October and follow up radiotherapy in the weeks before Christmas. Fortunately I had a low Onco score of 13 so thankfully I didn't need chemo. Initially I had a lot of fatigue, swelling , sore skin etc. but no too much pain...
Still got aches and pains fuzzy head and sleepless nights. Has anyone tried nytol or evening primrose I’m two years on this tablet I have changed to another one but same. Tamoxifen is next I think but I’m worried about side effects Is it as strong as...
Hi all I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2021 have had all my treatment I made a friend after I was diagnosed and our children have become friends she was about a year in front of me with her breast cancer diagnosis and had gotten the all clear ...
Hi I’m diagnosed invasive lobular cancer, triple negative. Had two surgeries for wide margin and some lymph node clearance. Age 76 Would like gene test, been told too old, my daughter diagnosed last August with BC er positive, she hasn’t been offered...
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