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Hi all I am pretty much exactly 13 weeks post therapeutic mammoplasty following my grade 2 stage 1 invasive ductal cancer diagnosis. ER + HER-. 3 weeks after the mammoplasty, I had a full axilary node clearance as they had found cancer in 1 lymph node...
Hi everyone, posting for the first time and wishing you all well. Wanted to share this vision board I made using Cosmopolitan magazine after finishing breast cancer treatment a few weeks ago. It feels a bit surreal but a lot of good change and wisdom...
Hello i am just wondering if anyone had any similar experience, i had a left side total masectomy last july without reconstruction, its healed very well and arm movement really almost back to normal. Ive recently though started getting really itchy on...
Hello. I have a question about steroids. I am waiting for a finalised treatment plan after my last two scans and a second biopsy. I have been told I will need chemo before an operation as the known tumor is too large to remove with enough healthy skin...
It is now just over 2 years since my auxiliary node op my arm still aches does it ever go away?
I had my first Zometa infusion on 28 March this year, I had the usual 48 hour side effects but then in the arm I had the infusion my hand began to look swollen & tender, my left wrist, as are the joints in my fingers - they remain so. My oncologist...
I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal in February this year following diagnosis of ER+ in January. Finished 5 x sessions of radiotherapy in May and now on Tamoxifen which has been problematic due to side effects but I think I've found the right brand...
Hi all, I’m due to have this, this Friday. Very nervous! Also while I’m grateful that at the moment it seems I have none aggressive cancer and I’m grateful to have a chance to not have a full mastectomy Im scared of how to look afterwards with being potentially...
Hi all, I have been in chemo since May, i have had 4 rounds of EC and 1 round of Paclitaxel. I worn the cold cap for the first 4 but stop for the Paclitaxel. It’s been 3 weeks since then and my hair is now coming out a lot. Did you scalp really hurt...
I got told I have breast cancer and triple negative,told would be 3 to 4 weeks before I start treatment, but then to throw a spanner in the works they need to find out what metal I have in my spine to see if I can have an MRI scan, taking time to find...
