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Hello I've just been diagnosed with invasive ductal cancer grade 3 triple negative I'm so scared is anyone going through the same?
morning all Olivia Newton-John has sadly died BUT I don't believe for one second she 'battled breast cancer for 30 years' which is one of the headlines this morning. She was diagnosed in 1992 and then diagnosed with recurrence and spread in 2013...
Hi, I was diagnosed with triple negative Grade 3 Stage 2 breast cancer in April at 15 weeks pregnant. I thought I was dreaming (well, having a nightmare when they first told me). It was an out of body experience. I have had 2 rounds of chemo (every...
I am 4.5 months since radiotherapy finished. I posted on here once before about having the whole area go red and sore again on wearing a running bra. (15 sessions RT including clavicle, chest nodes). More recently I’ve been able to wear one for short...
Hi there, I had my lymph nodes in my arm pit plus a mastectomy and reconstruction in November then radiotherapy in February. Recently the area has become very tight and mire sore than usual. I have had a cold so I’ve put it down to this. Has anyone...
A bit shell shocked as my best friend has just been told she has lobular cancer with 20mm lymph node biopsied positive. Her next appointment is a week away, no MRI yet and I want to be in the best position to support her and her adult daughter. Any advice...
After a mammogram and a couple of biopsiesit was discovered that I have stage 2 cancer breast cancer. Just waiting for a CT scan to see if it has spread to other places. Difficult times telling loved ones my news but now that I have told them I feel I...
Well today is my surgery day. Had the guide fitted yesterday as the cancer is so small. For that I am grateful. I’ve never had surgery before and I am terrified. So far the breast care team have been very supportive. The mammogram was what detected the...
Has anyone else got skin issues with theirs? My lump is 4cm and the skin is very angry I was reading stages of cancer I haven’t had mine staged but if it is in the skin it’s at least a 3b knowing it fatal at stage 4 is all I can think about every part...
didn’t have the best of days yesterday my oncologist gave me my results from lumpectomy. 16mm of residual cancer (live) cells found in the breast tumour tissue and 4mm in 1 out of 6 lymph nodes dissected. So have to come off the planned Phesgo injections...
