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Hi i have just finished my treatment and i was told a after care nurse would contact me but I've heard nothing does anyone know how long i need to wait to be contacted thank you if you can help
Did anyone have any swelling or redness that seemed to spread after biopsy?? Fine needle aspiration of breast?
Hi All Just wondering how long people have waited for their results following a wide local excision? I had my op 3 weeks ago and went back today to get results, however they are not back yet and now have an appointment in another two weeks time to get...
Is anyone else still experiencing periods of extreme fatigue 5 weeks after the end of radiotherapy? I also have a very tender breast with some shooting pain. This is my 2nd time with breast cancer, albeit a different type, and I don't recall feeling...
Hi all, last week I had lymph nodes removed from under my right arm. I have now developed a seroma which I very painful and uncomfortable. I just wondered if this had happened to anyone else and if you have any tips on how to get rid of it. Thank you...
I’ve been told that I need to have a mammogram every year, but it was a long time from diagnosis in May 21 to lumpectomy to mastectomy. Does anyone know when that year would start? I haven’t heard anything about an appointment. What are other people’s...
Hello! I've already posted a couple of times, so thought it was probably time to introduce myself. I'm 50 years old, married with two teenage sons and work from home. Having noticed some puckering in the skin on my left breast in January this year...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had been on aromatase inhibiters for a few years or so and could share their experience with hot flushes and night sweats. Even better if you're now off them and can offer any insight into recovery. I've been on...
Earlier this year, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and in April went through a lumpectomy. I started my first EC treatment last week and have been through the “joys” of the side effects. I gave the cold cap a go and felt really dizzy afterwards...
Today I got the one bit of news I didn't want although I'm cancer free they say I need chemo I had a stage 1/2, grade 3 cancer in my left breast ER positive, HER negative with no lymph node involvement so I had convinced myself I would only have hormone...
