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I had my surgery yesterday but have since developed swelling on that side . The oncall Dr has tried to contact my surgeon, to no avail, & has decided that I should be transferrex to another hosp for repeat surgery. Has anyone else experienced this and...
Hi I have just had a lumoectomy and Sentinel node removal for what turned out to be stage 1 BC. Going to be having radiotherapy ans them probably tamoxifen ? I am 57 years Young !! I had a hysterectomy at 39 and was on Hrt until a month ago. Tumour...
Hi All, I am fortunate that I did not require chemotherapy after surgery to remove my high grade DCIS. However, I did have five sessions of Radiotherapy. I thought this all went well until about four weeks after my treatment when I became very sore...
Hi, I am feeling very lost, scared and overwhelmed at the moment and I have no idea what to think, what to do or what to say. I have multiple chronic complex health issues that I try and "cope" with daily and then on top of this two weeks ago I have...
I was diagnosed with TNBC in September 2018. Had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. Annual mammograms have all been clear since. Once I got past the three year mark I was beginning to think I'd beat this. Found a new lump last week in opposite breast...
Hello i am a new member , i was diagnosed with a small slow growing breast cancer which was removed , i have just finished a course of radiotherapy and was prescribed Tamoxifen for 5 years , i have real concerns of taking this drug as i suffer from bad...
I'm new here, having been diagnosed on 24th May during a routine mammogram. I have held it together until today, despite added stresses caused by letter being sent to me on the wrong template, making an appointment for the wrong thing, having to constantly...
Hi to everyone tomorrow is my second lumpectomy after already having one done 5 weeks ago also had sentinel nodes removed. The surgeon doing it says there isn’t enough clear margin at some part of my original lumpectomy. I am also waiting on a oncotype...
Hello, I am Alana and have been diagnosed a few months back with metastasises in my lung. After the initial shock that the breast cancer had returned I am now receiving treatment. Injections and and Ibrance 75mg tablets in a 4 weekly cycle. I do try to...
I’m starting chemo very soon, and thought I’d look online for people’s experiences. All I seem to see is how appalling it is. Dangerous reactions that needed nurses to intervene etc, and other terrible things. Can anyone tell me of more ‘positive’ experiences...
