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Hi. Just finished chemotherapy and radiotherapy is next. I have also just been told I will be having abemaciclib and letrizole after radiotherapy. abemaciclib is now approved for early breast cancer with node positive and er positive her2 negative...
Hello All, I was hoping someone would be able to give me an idea as to how long it might be before I can do some cardio exercise after surgery? I'm booked in for a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy next Tuesday and I'm aware I should be trying...
Hi I have had a lumpectomy and they took a few lymph nodes for testing. The results came back and I have had my lymph nodes removed from the right side. This was a few weeks ago, and I was told I would get the results when I went back to have my outpatient...
Hi there, I had a lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy 9 years ago, then in August last year, following a mammogram, the cancer had returned. In November I had a mastectomy and lymph nodes removal. I was fortunate enough not to need further treatment...
HI All I have just had a single mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction (Temporary as I need to had radiotherapy) and I'm getting really annoyed with certain family members keep asking have I looked, am I pleased etc I have not chosen to have...
I had my breast cancer surgery on 4th July. A wide local excision and sentinel lymph node removal. (4 nodes were removed). Everything was healing well until I developed a large seroma under my arm which was drained earlier this week as it was so painful...
Just would love to hear from survivors of large breast tumours.
Hi I’ve just joined tonight and wondered if anyone had any experience of having spread to their scalp connected to breast cancer? I was diagnosed with grade 2 cancer in 2013. I had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. No spread to lymph nodes. I was fine after...
It’s been nearly 3 weeks since I had a core breast biopsy and needle lymph node biopsy. I was told by the hospital that the results of the lymph node biopsy was ‘sitting on the fence’ and the results of the breast biopsy didn’t show anything. I now have...
Hi. I have recently finished 4 months of chemo and waiting for 2nd excision as the margins weren't clear on the wide excision in November before chemo. I read on one of these threads that invasive lobular has a poor response to chemo. I cant believe...
