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Hi. I'm day 4 of 10 sessions of radiotherapy and I feel awful. I feel sick, "zoned out" and absolutely shattered. I'm genuinely ready to tell them I don't want any more. I am also really sore and itchy around my breast but have been told to take Piriton...
I am about 5 weeks post mastectomy and have been drained twice. I got an infection and had a hole put at the end of my surgical sight to allow it to free drain (about 2 weeks ago), everything has been fine since but I have started to develop a seroma...
Hi, Recently diagnosed with BC. Don’t know much about it yet (seeing Oncologist tomorrow) but will be having chemo and then surgery. Currently fixating on the fact I was told it was “treatable” and wondering why they didn’t say “curable”. Any ideas...
Hi i wondered if anyone has had odd sharp pain on site of biopsy. Mine was towards the outer edge of my left breast and I’m guessing it’s where the skin was cut. I have my MRI on Thursday and I’m so stressed about that and with this on top I’m imagining...
Hello all, I was given my oncology appointment with a Mr Baki, but that was not who I saw. I saw a lady who appeared to be a junior registrar. She was very difficult to understand and as she was wearing a mask this made it worse. It was as though...
Diagnosed yesterday with bi lateral Brest cancer, absolutely gutted
Hello everyone, Post breast cancer I have been taking Letrazole for a year now, with only one real side effect - but it seems to be getting worse. I have very painful fingers and hands - and I am finding everyday tasks difficult. I have tried switching...
I’m sat up in bed with my dog at my side . My husband is downstairs watching the footy. Im normally a pretty positive person but I’ve had a crap day today and am feeling really low. I have my “Feeling sorry for myself”head on today and have literally...
Have a mass on or near my ovary. If it’s linked to breast cancer, will be on one of these indefinitely- until it doesn’t work or I can’t take the side effects. Feeling very sad.
Hi Everyone, new to this website and thought I would just ask this question... I had breast cancer 10 years ago, lump and lymph nodes removed, chemo and radiotherapy. Once treatment finished I was put on Letrozole and then a couple of years later on...
