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Hi everyone, I'm just posting to share our recent blog from our guest blogger Issy, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Issy talks about her feelings about her body and sexuality before, during and after her diagnosis and treatment. You can...
Hi If anyone happens to be awake like me, I'm in a dreadful state of anxiety and worry, being awake most of the night again. I'm going to be starting chemotherapy soon, and need to have a CT scan to check for spread. I'm terrified of the results, keep...
Hi i finished breast cancer and for stage 1 grade 2 lobular cancer last July. I had surgery, radiotherapy and take letrozole. Am absolutely terrified to have found a small hard lump below my collarbone on the untreated side. I’m going to some very...
Hi all I’m new here and just saying hi to anyone who is also here this evening I guess. Would be good to chat with anyone else I feel a bit alone right now so my inbox is open. Nice to meet anyone and sending you all love and good wishes xx
Hi I'm new to the group. I had a lumpectomy on the 7th of June they found the cancer in 1 of my lymph nodes. So I had the oncotype test thankfully I didn't need chemotherapy I've had 15 rounds of radiotherapy. Is it normal for my breast to feel rock hard...
Hi i have just received a stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis. I was initially told that a lumpectomy was likely but then the biopsy showed up oestrogen and HER2 positive. I’m expecting a confirmed treatment plan this week, but have been told that it...
Hi there everyone, I'm a Newbe in this group. Iam 62 and was diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer stage 2b grade 2 in early July. . Six weeks ago I had a mastectomy and auxiliary clearance. Found my tumor was grade 3 and 11cm.I had 14 out of...
I am still struggling with my decision of chemo or not as borderline on the Predict Test at 3.9% over 10 years and 5.1% over 15 years. I went to the park to think on Friday and bought a newspaper - something I don't often do. Not necessarily a believer...
Hi I was diagnosed with stage 3 her 2 + er + breast cancer 12 months ago now, I have had a cycle of chemo which didnt do much battering to the large tumour or nodes, i had a full mastectomy and lymph node clearance, and 3 weeks of radio therapy which...
My wife Sheila was diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer last September (2021) She had 6 cycles of chemo, a single mastectomy, 15 cycles of radiotherapy followed with continued Herceptin and Anastrozole. She hasn't been herself this last while...
