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I am 3 weeks post radiotherapy (15 sessions) and my implant (Single) is feeling like a lead balloon and just wondering if anyone else has experienced this!? I was told that the implant would only be temporary as the radiotherapy would/could make it...
Hi, I am nearly two weeks post 15 sessions of whole breast and then 5 boost and am developing more stiffness in my shoulder and upper arm. I am doing the exercises recommended post operation. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar and if...
Hi there, i had a mastectomy and snb almost a year ago now. My hospital don't routinely use drains so i didn't have one. Unfortunately my body did not re-absorb the resulting seroma (they don't drain seromas either) Upshot is i now have to have another...
I had a lumpectomy with sentinel nodes taken which were clear. Then a re excision two weeks ago. I have had a proper look at my boob today. It’s misshapen and looks awful when looked at from different angles. I truly did not believe that anything like...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in the midst of Covid in August 2020. I was diagnosed with a Grade 1 invasive carcinoma which was ER positive. After a lumpectomy I had a course of radiotherapy and was prescribed Letrozole. Since...
Anyone else under Edith Watson @ Burnley?
Hi I had triple negative breast cancer. The plan was for a lumpectomy but after one cycle of chemo it was clear the tumor had grown. Chemo was abandoned and we proceeded to surgery. The skin in the breast was so damaged (about 40%) so it had to be mastectomy...
Hi! Has anyone had a lumpectomy with a flap from the underarm/back moved into the area where the breast tissue was removed? How did it feel after the op? I had mine done just over a week ago. The incision is healing well, but I have a really hard...
Hi i have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer i am 47 so after 2 mammogram 3 biopsies and ultrasound MRI and echocardiogram thats me got my treatment plan as its triple negative they are giving me 4 rounds of EC every two weeks and then possibly another...
Following a lumpectomy, how much time do normally take off work? Obviously, I don’t know if I’ll require any more treatment.
