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Hi I'm supporting someone diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. She is due to have a mastectomy on Friday. One of her lymph nodes was infected and they are going to take the other lymph nodes out to check if its there. She's terrified it's going to have...
Is anyone else not celebrating the first day or school? My two twelve year olds return today, all covid measures removed for the first time since I started treatment in August 2020. I am thrilled for them, but today is post op chemo (kadcyla) session...
I’ve been on anastrozole for nearly two years and I’ve started having a swollen knee repeatedly. It knocks me off my feet and started about 6 months ago. I’ve had arthritis for years but I would have thought degeneration problems would’ve got worse gradually...
Hello everyone, I have been having balance issues , and after having various investigations at the GP surgery am going for urgent brain scans next week. I have triple positive Bst Ca, grade 3,which sadly came back as Intermediate DCIS on core biopsy...
Hello I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram and was asymptomatic so it was a huge shock. What a roller coaster the last few weeks have been. Having had previous malignant melanoma I thought I had taken one for team...
Hi after having a single mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with implant I’ve been told to wear my post op bra for 8 weeks day and night I’m just wondering if it’s ok to leave it off for half an hour or so sometimes to give myself a break ? My dressing...
Hi I am looking for a bit of reassurance please. I have my first radiotherapy session planned for 2 December. I am having five in total but the first one is on a Friday then the next four Monday - Thursday. I am worried as I have read that it’s important...
I’m 42 and was told 5 days ago that from mammogram week previous and physical examination I have cancerous lump and one or two nodes. My lump was felt to be 2cm but ultrasound biopsy said it is spiculating ( I think that’s what they said) to just under...
I really should be asleep right now as I’ve got to check in to hospital for my surgery in 12 hrs time but I can’t shut my thoughts off (I also have my 1yr old cuddling into me & I don’t want to let him go as I know I’ll not be able to do it for a few...
Did anyone have a lump for a few weeks before they went to see their GP? How could I have been so stupid
