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I’m having trouble locating any swimwear for a 36F. Any ideas. Seems most end with a D. I could get away with an E if I have to but nothing smaller. Love to hear if anyone has found somewhere I could try.
Hello to everyone x I am 2 weeks past my op ( lumpectomy and sentinel lobe biopsy) and in pain. I find it hard to sleep because of the apple sized lump under my armpit around my biopsy area and spend a fair bit of the night awake. However, I spend...
Hello I'm new - hello - and waiting for what I expect to be a bad diagnosis - all three consultants said they were 'very concerned'. If anyone else here is interested in (existential) philosophy as a way to understand, accept and manage mortality...
Hello. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and treated with chemotherapy (paclitaxel and EC) followed by surgery. Pathology after surgery however showed the type to be HER2+ I am now starting another course of treatment with herceptin...
Hi. I got off lightly in comparison to many and am very grateful for that but omg did the experience ‘play with my head’. I’ve really not felt emotionally stable since I went through it all. I have felt it necessary to pack my job in as I can’t function...
Me again. Did anyone feel overwhelmingly tired during early diagnosis? I am sleeping OK going to bed at a reasonable time, but I just feel shattered xx
Hi I'm 52 and was diagnosed with TN breast cancer back in August 22, I have just finished chemo and surgery and had a clear CT scan but I'm struggling to move on, the anxiety is crazy. My BCN told me to do a moving on course but they are all through...
Hi everyone, My breast cancer journey began 4 years ago, I noticed a small dimple in my left breast, it was cancer, I had a lumpectomy 4 weeks of radiotherapy ,tamoxifen and yearly mammograms... Unfortunately the cancer is back after 4 years, 2...
I’ve just received an email from NHS saying if I get covid I should report it early and the NHS will contact me with information about treatment. This is because I have a certain health condition according to my medical records which means I could be...
Hi All My profile gives my diagnosis background - 28 Dec 2017 ER HER2+ BC. but my consultant and team overlooked a reference in the ultrasound report 13th December, to a secondary mass that needed further biopsy/MRI. I discovered it in my notes by chance...
