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Well still waiting for second biopsy - hospital says it’s waiting on delivery of Speacilists needles for this type of biopsy. but although I have spoken ( not had any face to face only with radiologist at first biopsy) to surgeon(privately) oncologist...
Hi I don't know if anyone else has been in this situation. I was diagnosed with breast cancer summer 2021 had a mastectomy as lump was rather large on my right side but fortunately no further treatment except for taking tamoxifen. I had an MRI before...
Hi, I’m new to this forum and not sure if I’m even posting in the right place! My sister has just had a lumpectomy and breast conserving surgery (April 5th). I’m sorry to say aftercare seems lacking. She was sent home same day with very little info about...
Hi, anyone else had bad joint pain with this tablet
Hi. I was a member about 9-10 years ago (I think) when I was diagnosed with DCIS. I had a right side single mastectomy then, as no further treatment was needed, I had DIEP reconstruction a few months later. I have recently been having tests for another...
In the middle of chemo as belt and braces approach following a mastectomy with node involvement for a Grade 2 lobular cancer - just wondering if anyone has any experience of chemo actually successfully shrinking a Grade 2 lobular BC prior to having their...
My mum had the all clear from early stage breast cancer last year around may. She completed radiotherapy in august. She had Zometa infusion in October 2022. After the infusion she got uveitis, which doctors thought was possibly caused by the Zometa infusion...
Breast cancer found on routine mammogram after biopsy . Couldn’t feel lump and neither could dr or nurse . Asked to be in SMALL study . Two days after consent signed I had Vacuum extraction of cancerous lump under local anaesthetic and ultrasound followed...
Sorry I don’t know how to work this I’ll get used to it
Hello anyone I was diagnosed with her2 positive cancer last August and have had quite a journey . I only managed 2 rounds out of 5 of chemo so I take letrezole and have Herceptin infusion every three weeks . I am on my 8 th round ! Had a lumpectomy...
