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I am 10 months post surgery and have been prescribed anastrozole. I am really struggling with the side effects to the point I cannot enjoy my life and have stopped taking it for 3 weeks. My plan is to restart it every other day and my Oncologist is ok...
I’m 4 months down the line from radiotherapy following wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy. Has anyone else noticed their breast feels thicker and a bit more leathery in places? No pain or anything else but just feels thicker in places? many...
Hi, Been diagnosed with stage 2 her2 positive was supposed to start chemo on Monday also physio injection, but have been told today I’ve an irregular shaped heart and it’s not beating like it should and pumping blood like it should do chemo has been...
What do you see when you look at me? I used to be young, full of vanity I’d sunbathe topless and show my wares Very conscious of admiring stares Now I’m older with one boob left I blame cancer for the theft I hated the treatment but I got through...
Hi everyone newly diagnosed on 31 oct this year after finding a lump on 18th oct-it felt like a boulder and had been hiding as I check regularly with insight from this past year. Lumpectomy on 22nd Nov and sentinel node removal with a stage 1 diagnosis...
Hi everyone, hope you are well. I've been following the group but wasn't a member yet, and I wanted to say hello and a massive thank you, I'm sending love to all of you, you all helped me so much through my journey from July 2022 when I found a lump on...
I’ve been given tamoxifen to start but so far remain in the box . I know I need to start taking them but I’m really scared of all the side effects. Risk of blood clots , stroke . Vision problems . Joint pain , debilitating tiredness , hair loss , vaginal...
Hi there I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 28 September, initially I was told I had an area 2.5cm of invasive tubular carcinoma and that I’d need a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. That I’d also need a MRI scan. The results of the scan showed two...
Hi all , I'm.52 female whilst holiday in march and noticed that my left breast was slightly bigger on the side to the right I went to the doctors for a routine check as it was bothering me ended within the 2-week rule manigram some lymph nodes taken...
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