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Once my surgery is completed I’ll be having radiotherapy I have a friend who had radiotherapy in New Zealand and they seem to swear by Mepitel film to reduce skin damage. She shared a published research report (albeit a small scale study) which showed...
Hi guys My ribs are sore following radiotherapy, is this normal? This is under my arm on my bra line and sternum Cheers scared of Preston ♀️
Hi , I had radiotherapy a few months back and straight after and for few weeks everything was ok but now for past month or so my left breast is tender to touch ( feels bruised ) and my rib cage on left side and under breast feels like it’s bruised but...
I had a lumpectomy 1 year ago which was followed up by radiotherapy and now on Letrozole. My breast is now covered in hard hairs. Has anyone else experienced this and how did you get rid of them. I was going to use cream hair remover for sensitive skin...
Hi I had a simple risk reducing mastectomy 3 weeks ago. This follows a mastectomy, chemo and radiotherapy in 2014 due to breast cancer.. Everything was a bit of a blur last time so just wanted to ask how long should I expect to have pain? I feel numb...
I had a mastectomy last March and finished all my treatments in August. I was very ill during treatment but I have Lupus so that may have been a factor. At a check up I mentioned I had rib and back pain. Diagnosed with cancer in sternum bone ribs...
I posted this last night but it seems to have been deleted. started Abemaciclib 14 days ago. Made my 2 weekly blood test appointments 2 weeks ago first one due 9.15 this morning. Surgery rang me at 4.18 last night to say they don’t have the form from...
I was diagnoses with a cyst a year ago after finding a lump and having a mammogram I went back as l was still worried and got mammogram ultrasound and mri I have been told l have two lobular cancers 3cm and 2cm but told it was fairly straightforward...
Hi everyone. Have only just had biopsies done results no in till end of month. Trying to get my head around all this. Am 63 2 biopsy taken 1 from breast and 1 from lymph nodes. 3rd couldn't be taken as shows on mammogram but not on ultrasound. Back next...
Hi there, is there anyone out there with an inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis. Know it's pretty rare and rather aggressive, but am keen to hear anyone's story if they have it, especially a positive story!
