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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...
Good morning, I have just joined and am finding I need a bit of support. I have breast cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes, having completed chemotherapy it has thankfully shrunk the cancer so am now able to have surgery. I am waiting for an...
Hi Have had recurrence in left breast skin sparing mastectomy . I had surgery to remove implant and cut away cancer in skin in March. They found specs in 3 lymph’s nodes but pet scan showed no further spread to other body parts. So contained in breast...
Hi I'm newly diagnosed 14 days ago before that I was told it’s the Fibo thing and sent home with a leaflet , biopsy came back it’s cancer left breast grd 2 had mri had more tests and mammongram x2 got a mother little lump in same breast which I knew...
Hi, new to the group. Last year found a lump was referred to Breast Clinic and had an ultra sound which showed nothing. Noticed the lump has now grown considerably and referred back to breast clinic. Attended clinic on Monday and although the lump still...
Hi ILC grade 2, ++ HER- , diagnosed early Feb. Nearly 4 weeks post surgery. So went for wound check this morning and my results from surgery were in, so I was given those at the same time! I wasnt expecting this, so didn’t have any preprepared questions...
I finished chemo nearly 5 months ago and my head hair is going really well and my eyelashes and eyebrows have been growing fairly well too. However, today when I washed my face a fair bit of eyebrow hair and eyelashes came out. Is this a thing that anyone...
Just about to start Capecitabine in two weeks, after intravenous chemo, surgery and radiotherapy for TNBC any advice?
Hi I was diagnosed about 12 week ago after being told I had the cysts there’s a fancy name begging with fib , but after my biopsy coming back I have three lumps in my left breast My main one is gr2 I’ve had all the scans now had my CT last night...
Hi everyone. I found a lump in my right breast mid Feb which turned out to be high grade invasive ductal and already spread to 3 lymph nodes in my armpit. Last Friday I had a therapeutic mammoplasty and axilliary node clearance. I am in some kind...
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