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Hi I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer of invasive type following routine private Health Assessment in mid June. All proceeding super fast which is good for treatment but hard to process. I have had lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy. Thankfully...
Hi ladies. I’ve been on letrozole for 18 months and I’ve get terrible gas. Not smelly thank goodness but I was wondering if anyone else suffers with this?
hi all I ve just seen my consulant very rushed appt the uusal as so many to be seen I was told my cancer was a very argessive stage 3breast cancer and that I have a high risk of it coming back:( so have been offered this drug for 2 years and to go with...
I’m high risk for recurrence but was hoping it wouldn’t happen so soon. Dr was meant to call me today with results and I’m kicking myself as this was originally booked as a clinic appointment but I asked for telephone. What happened was that BCN (not...
In a couple of weeksI will be going for my first annual review since my treatment concluded. I am wondering what happens. Presumably there is the joy of a mammogram? Do you then have to wait for results or can they tell you then and there? Is it usual...
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2021 it was removed in May 2021. When a biopsy was taken it was thought to be grade 2 but when it was removed and tested I was told it was grade 3 the Wells score was 2. This meant my cancer was sent to America...
I’ve tried to talk to my breast cancer team but I’m getting nowhere. I have ME and fibromyalgia and other conditions as well as cancer and the hospital is not following NICE guidance on Multimorbidity although I have drawn it to their attention. This...
My mum was diagnosed in early January with breast cancer. She has had surgery and is now trying to decide whether to go through chemo. Does anyone have any experience of chemo and T1 diabetes? many thanks
Hi all, I am booked in for nipple tattoos in a week or so and wanted to know whether folks thought it was a good idea or not to bother? Thanks!
Hi all, new here and cross posting a bit. My wife was diagnosed with MBC in august. She’s on rocicib (sp) and letrezole which seem to be working as we just got a good report. Following in same appoiment by onco saying prognosis was 5-6 years. Such...
