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Sorry I don't post on here very much, I'm still trying to get my head around everything, even though I know my journey is nor as hard as others I'm just finding that everyday since before my diagnosis and everyday since then, everywhere I turn I'm seeing...
Hi all! I’m new here, my mum has had surgery to remove x2 small grade 2 invasive lobular tumours. The node biopsies showed a small area of disease, so she’s going to have radiotherapy to her breast and armpit plus hormone therapy. would love to...
Diagnosed with high LC and had surgery and now on hormone replacement therapy. The one person I saw post surgery was the registrar who told me about my fall on treatment of letrozole. Since then six months has passed with no contact. Last week I received...
Hi Everyone. Not been about much this last week as Had my Lumpectomy last Tuesday, so have been resting up. All went really well. Went down at 10 am and back by 12. Was home by 17.00. Been a little sore but otherwise all ok. Even managed to go out...
Hi everyone, As a result of my breast cancer being genetic (familial, not any of the known genes), I opted to have a complete hysterectomy in 2019 to hopefully prevent any further reproductive cancers… 5 is enough, I’ve done my time! I didn’t realise...
Hi all Think thus is my first post on the group , so thank you for welcoming me I recently grade 2 breast cancer ,found in the nipple duct and in one lumph node. Thankfully it was all removed, however , due to the grade and my history I'm going to...
Hi, Can anyone on the above tell me how they manage to take it 12 hours between with food. It doesn't seem possible to me. Thanks
Started my tamoxifen this morning, just now ate an orange and was scrolling on Internet absent mindedly think I may have been sucking my lower lip, I now have a dark red mark under my lip above my chin, wondering if it's a side effect or just a coincidence...
Hi , I just wondered if anyone had experienced itching (no major rash present) on just one forearm post radiotherapy? It started two weeks after treatment and also had developed shingles (but on head) and thought it might be connected at first. I have...
Hi all. I'm on cycle 5 of 7 chemotherapy. Sailed through 4 cycles of ec but docetaxel have ended up with neutropenic sepsis and hospital admission. Wondering if I need to ask my oncologist to prescribe additional filigrastim injections. What are other...
