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Was hoping others with experiences of lobular cancer could please help me understand the yearly follow from treatment regime please? Have my apptmt this Fri all being well and its with the breast surgeon who performed my 2 surgeries Jan 2022 and Feb 2022...
Hi i had my first chemo 6 feb and my throat is getting more sore. Temp and covid status all ok....strepsils etc arent cutting it now ..any ideas will be gratefully received
Hi I’ve been on tamoxifen for around 10 months and still had heavy regular periods until this month. I’ve had cramps and a slight pink mucous on and off for the last 10 days. Could this be the start of menopause ? I still feel exhausted after a day...
I had a lumpectomy in April last year with 8 lymph nodes removed. In the last few months I have been getting intermittent pain near the operation site and pins and needles near my armpit. I had a gp check and they could feel nothing. Is this normal so...
Hi everyone, I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed under my arm 4 weeks ago, they got all the cancer with clear margins and nodes was clear too.. But the constant aching in my shoulder and upper arm is a nightmare and it definitely don’t feel...
Hi, I'm new to all this. I am starting chemo next week. I was originally diagnosed with DCIS following WLE surgery a small cancer was found which was HER2 positive. I then had a lymph node biopsy which was clear. I'm due to start chemo next week is anyone...
Hi all I have my first annual mammogram appointment coming up, post-diagnosis/treatment etc. The letter I received simply says that I've been booked in for a mammogram, but does anything else happen? Letter also said it would take up to 6 weeks...
Hi i just had a Tissue Expander last week 4 days ago, it is slightly comfortable but not as bad as it was first Will this be uncomfortable for a while has anyone experience of it, Would I still have option ld flap or implant after the tissue expander...
Hi I was just wondering if anyone else has been on trastuzumab emtansine tdm1 and experienced constant nose bleeds with blood clots. Is this a side effect? I have tried contacting my mcmillan nurses to ask but can't get through to them. Thank...
Hi all, I've been diagnosed with dcis last year. Had a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (implant) without nipple saving just over 4 weeks ago on my left breast. I'm healing physically well but mentally I'm struggling some days. I refuse to look...
