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Hi My mum's just been diagnosed a week and a half ago. Still waiting on scans but doctors think has spread to nearest lymph nodes. Initial investigations suggesting grade 2 not aggressive cells. She is really struggling to deal with the anxiety...
Hi everyone, I've been off on the sick since the start of the year after I got my diagnosis. My employer wants to have a welfare meeting with me + I've been informed, by the manager, that the emplo r wants to know why I've been off so long. On my sick...
Random one I know...hope its OK to post. I am due to start chemo (oncologist has requested middle of next week but said it may be beginning of the week after) and will be having sessions every 21 days to start for 2/3 courses followed by weekly and...
Hey, I’m new here I was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer. Awaiting a treatment plan.. Does anyone have an insight that could help me know what I could be going through. I feel like I’m in limbo! I’m only 28 and had a mammogram but needed an MRI...
I’m feeling very low. I had a double mastectomy two days ago at the Royal Marsden and came home yesterday. I know it’s early days but I’d really appreciate any advice. I bought a big special mastectomy pillow which is useless! I keep crying. How long...
Hi, gone from symptoms of mastitis starting 12th March, to a mastectomy 23 days ago. Initially told no specific type breast cancer stage and grade 1 on 22 April to its more than 1 site in the same breast. still have a drain in, just wanting to see if...
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer last year, I had surgery to remove the tumors and a further surgery to strip the lymph glands under one arm as it had spread. I had radiotherapy and was put onto Letrozole. I'm having side effects...
Hi I've recently Been diagnosed with breast cancer then had a CT scan to then be told its spread to my lung, my head is all over the place I feel like I have nobody to talk to about this I feel so alone.
Hi - I had surgery about 10 days ago to tackle an invasive grade 3 cancer area under my mastectomy scar plus it had spread to lymph nodes so had to have axillary clearance too. I’ve now got a golf ball / tennis ball sized swelling in my armpit which is...
Hi On Tuesday 28th July I had lumpectomies on both breasts to remove cancerous lumps with the removal of 3 lymph nodes on the left side. Still waiting for the results from the right boob The left boob unfortunately has no clear margin and...
