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Welcome feedback. I was lucky, grade 2 lump removed & just radiotherapy. This finished in August BUT I still have a lot of pain in my breast & armpit where the lump was. I also get a swelling in my armpit that comes & goes. At what point does the...
I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer and wanted to reach out to find some support and information from others going through the same. It has been a massive shock and I’m still struggling to process it. How did you cope? X
Bit random I suppose! I'm having surgery tomorrow to remove a 10cm mass (benign thank goodness) where my breast used to be (sic). Had BC 18 years ago but every so often my body likes to give me a little reminder. I've had so any surgeries over the years...
My oncologist as told me to stop taking it after less than 2 weeks due to the side effects of it. I am worried now that won't benefit from been. able to have this treatment As this happened to anyone else and been able to restart the treatment and cope...
Hi, 4 weeks ago I fell over in the garden and was admitted to hospital with 2 fractured ribs. While I was there they discovered a lump in my breast. I had a biopsy which came back positive for breast cancer. At the initial meeting for the results of the...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and sentinel mode biopsy almost two weeks ago. The last steri strips came off today and my husband told me he was sad that I had scars now. He says he didn’t mean it bad. But how can I not be upset by it.
This may seem a silly, frivolous question but I am trying to do everything I need to do before chemotherapy starts within the next 2 weeks. Got the dentist on board and booked, transport sorted etc, Has anyone had their eyebrows microbladed as a pre-emptive...
Hi Guys, I wondered if anyone had experienced Radiotherapy set up errors? I had my third session today. It seems they hadn't positioned me correctly. So i lay there for the usual 10 minutes with the beams on, thought we were finished. Then they came...
Hi everyone. Always good to read your messages on here. Wonder if anyone can help me make a decision. My Oncotype DX test result is 27, which means I'm borderline for needing chemo. It seems that less than 25 = no chemo needed, more than 30 = the doctors...
I had a biopsy last Friday going for CT scan Saturday just wondering does the results go to your GP or do you get called back to the hospital I already know I am positive just wondering if it as spread I know I am same as everyone else the waiting...
