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Hi, has anyone had a psychological assessment prior to being allowed a bilateral mastectomy? Just wondering what to expect.
Hi everyone. Around 3 weeks ago I noticed that my left breast had became swollen and heavy. Although I couldn't feel a lump, I knew that something had changed and visited my GP. She was reassuring but referred me to the breast clinic. On Tuesday, I...
Hi i had my mastectomy and all lymph nodes removed on my left hand side two and a half weeks ago. I woke up from surgery to extreme pain in my right leg which the nurses have said is sciatica. I am struggling as I am in so much pain from both my surgery...
Hey all ! Apologies it’s a long post & a moan but interested to see if anyone else has same & any other tips to combat etc ….. I’m 50 , My treatment (chemo & radio) finished in Apr 2020. (Left full mastectomy & lymph node clearance in 2019 - no reconstruction...
I’ve been taking Letrozole for ten days. Nights sweats are quite unpleasant but I can cope with that. Joint pain is uncomfortable to sore, but again I can cope with that too. However, the nausea is dreadful. It comes across me in waves, so much so that...
Not good today was sick all morning, still tired and no energy, when do things start to look up, and does anybody know of a good make compression sleeve. My brain says we can do this and the body is saying no, very worried I will get fat arm if I don...
Hi, Today I had my first EC treatment. I've finished Carboplatin/Paclitaxel on 21st Dec. And needed rest weeks due to low WBC until now. Today my nurse mention I had one value from my blood coming borderline and the repeated my bloods to double check...
Hi I am almost 3 years since primary breast cancer diagnosis , stage 1 grade 3 triple negative. lumpectomy clear nodes but lymph vascular invasio. For months my left leg has been going numb at night but in recent months it’s getting painful and and...
My mum had a successful lumpectomy with clear margins and no lymph node involvement. She had finished 12 weeks of weekly chemotherapy and has her last of 5 days of radiotherapy on Monday. She has recieved a letter on Friday asking her to get abdominal...
Hi all I've now had a call to go for a bone scan ! Is this normal?? I'm worrying
