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I’m amazed at how little Control I seem to have over my emotions and body the last couple of days since mum was diagnosed. Both nights managed about 3-4 hours and I’m awake again at 4am, exhausted and just burst into tears… I feel like I’m grieving, even...
Hi, I'm 4 weeks on from bilateral mammoplasty and feeling venerable. I have a wound that is not healing properly even though my nurses say it's nothing to worry about and I am waiting for CT scan results to see if my Lymph node cancer needs more surgery...
I had my biopsy done In Turkey results says Hormone positive breast cancer I am now back in the UK staying with family don't know of right decision but since I came back I have had really bad chest pains went to A&E chest Xray said really bad chest infection...
Hi I'm new to the group. I have had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and taking tamoxifen. I have had 2 does of zoladex and am starting abemaciclib this week. Has anyone had any major side effects from taking this?
I have only been taking this for 5 days but it as completely knocked me for six. No diarrhoea but very queasy. I really don't see any way I could stay on it for a year. Is there any hope thing will improve?
Hi I was diagnosed last July with IDC grade 3, I've since had 8 rounds of chemo, lumpectomy then mastectomy and node clearance (3 in 13 positive). I'm due to start radiotherapy at the end of the month. I read a letter to my oncologist from a specialist...
I’m confused actually my path report says ypT2N3 which I thought whilst not brilliant etc still put me stage 3 . I am on tdm1 till it either too toxic or fails . Now I did have spots on lungs last year but they resolved by next 3 month scan . I’m being...
I’m just wondering if there is any recently released data on recurrence and survival rates? We are always being told that the data is out of date, partly because it’s based on patients who were diagnosed several years ago, and partly because there are...
Hi all, i was diagnosed with ER+ grade 2 breast cancer in May 21 which had spread to my limph nodes. Had lumpectomy and lymph nodes taken out, followed by 8 rounds of chemo and 15 rounds of radiotherapy. Its a year now since radiotherapy finished. Had...
I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on a medication situation I have. i have had surgery to remove breast cancer - I ended up with a double mastectomy so no need for radiotherapy. My oncotype score also meant I didn’t need chemo. i am 49 and pre menopausal...
