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So tomorrow I find out the results of my surgery three weeks ago. Very mixed feelings. I want to know what happens next but scared of what treatment I'll get. Definitely will get radiotherapy.
I'm having a break from letrozole for a few weeks. I feel better but I feel it's a bit pointless, because as soon as you start taking letrozole again, you're back at square one. I'm thinking of asking to half the dose. Has anyone any experience of this...
Hi ladies, I’m 35 and was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma last November, er and pr + her2 negative and tumor was 1.3cm. Has anyone had the same sort of situation and you are always worrying about it turning metastatic? I had a CT scan after I had...
I’m not even sure why I’m writing this, but I need to get it out somewhere people might understand. Yesterday I found out that I can’t have implant-based reconstruction because I’ve had radiotherapy. I’m feeling so upset and, honestly, really angry...
Hello. Before my diagnosis in December I swam about 2 or 3 times a week. I had my mastectomy in January and now on Letrozole & Ribociclib. I want to get back to swimming so I ordered my post surgery swimsuit which arrived last week. My question is …....
Hi all, I would like some help regarding my situation. Counsellor on the phone suggested to find people who survived this type of cancer. I got diagnosed her2 triple positive just recently. This cancer was undetected by ultrasound almost 2 years ago...
Hi has anyone had this drug to increase wbc after chemo? I was given it as an injection at home 24 hours after the chemo (nab paclitaxol). Not sure if it was this drug but have had awful joint & bone pain for nearly 6 days now. It is easing a bit but...
Hi all, I feel abit of a fraud being here. I found a breast lump around 3 months ago, behind my aerola that I think extends to behind the nipple in my left breast. My left breast feels completely different overall to my right, however i think this...
Hi I noticed a funny patch of skin on my left breast a couple of months ago and thought it was dry skin so started putting extra moisturiser on it. It didn’t change. A month or so later I noticed that my left breast was bigger than my right (it’s always...
Hello, i know that i am horrendously stressed but wondered if anyone had similar experience and is it usual. I had CT scan 19 days ago, hospital just called with appointment for tomorrow! such short notice has scared the hell out of me. My bone scan was...
