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How should I feel physically? Mentally I'm pretty good considering. My body however feels battered. I'm give and a half weeks from surgery. There is a tight band running across my chest. It feels like I have a bra on. The side without the node clearance...
Hi feeling scared after masectomy and finding 3 lymph’s with cancer specks will I have t have chemo I’m er positive her3 negative grade 2 stage 3 i Carnot eat or sleep
I saw the clinical oncologist on Friday to discuss radiotherapy which will likely begin in late Feb or early March once I've finished chemo. I will need the boost treatment and the Dr gave me some info about this clinical trial - FAST-Forward Boost...
I'm lisa, hi all! My story so far..... First breat cancer diagnosis 2016, lumpectomy and radiotherapy followed by tamoxifen daily...2nd diagnosis same breast 2023, mastectomy of left breast chemo, and 6 monthly infusions for 3 years and anastrozole...
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and am wondering if anyone can help me. I was discussing with Invasive Lobular Cancer last year - had a mastectomy, followed by radiotherapy and then prescribed letrozole. My Oncologist told me that it is not a...
Hi all After a 3 month wait following lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy for a stage 1, grade 3 TNBC tumour, I'm starting 3x3 weekly EC and 12 weekly Pactilaxel tomorrow and although I'm sort of ready, I'm also sort of not! Just wondering if anyone...
I had lobular breast cancer in 2024 (ER/PR 8/8), treated with lumpectomy, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. My periods were heavy but manageable until they stopped for five months — then in March and April this year I had two extremely heavy periods, both bad...
I am 2.5 months in to letrozole and really struggling with the hot flushes at night and aches and stiffness. Mainly the hot flushes at night as it's impacting sleep so much. I started acupucture with a traditional chinese practitioner that I have used...
Hi, I most likely have posted this some time before. I was diagnosed with IBC stage 3 that had spread to my lymph nodes, I had chemo but refused a maectomy (advise to have non-skin sparing), I have been on phesgo a year and I am still alive and so far...
Hi, I really hope someone on here might be able to help! I had to have a hysterectomy in Jan 2025 which put me straight into a surgical menopause. I was prescribed HRT. In May 2025 I was diagnosed with Grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma which was...
