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I am really in a quandary and don’t know how to get back into a positive frame of mind. Can you help? When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2022 I was very upbeat about everything. All I wanted to do was to have the tumour removed...
I'm wondering whether anyone else has had to deal with the fact that Chemotherapy means I am now not able to have kids of my own? I was offered IVF prior to starting treatment, but have been through it before and to be completely honest, the idea of...
Hello does anyone else have side effects to their infusions. I’m on 4/6 and feel so tired for 1-2 days after. would love to hear your experiences
Hi everyone I was diagnosed in February with TNBC was told that the tumour was 1.6cm and no obvious lymph node involvement. I had my surgery and sentinel node biopsy (1 node removed). I had my appt today and was told that my tumour was 2.5cm and there...
All good.mastectomy mid March, good margins and clear sentinel nodes. Breast surgeon says its as good as can be, but hands me referrals to oncologist and radiologist, who of course Iwill call in to see them as a courtesy but won't be wasting their precious...
Hi. I had a lumpectomy first, and only found out that my cancer was TN when they bioposied that tissue. Clear margins and no cancer in nodes or elsewhere. Did chemo/ radiation as a precaution ( 8 months in total) I know that for TN the 3 year mark is...
Yesterday I got diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer stage 3. , massive shock , I am worried about chemotherapy as they said I have to have that first to shrink it before surgery,the nurse was fantastic and she said she will ring me this week...
Hello all. I was diagnosed at the end of August 2021 with early stage but aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I completed 6 months of chemo at the end of March and will be having surgery on 20th April. I have the BRCA1 gene and opted for a double...
Hi i have had 12 weeks of chemo which finished 2 weeks ago today i had the cold cap in the hope that i could keep my hair i have lost about 50% but it is still falling out so i was wondering if anyone out there could tell me about how long after treatment...
Just diagnosed last week. A lot to take in. Will get lumpectomy at the end of the month but I’m not sure what the plan will be yet. And waiting for genetic test results
