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Am I expecting too much?
Firstly a bit of background Lumpectomy from right breast March ‘18 came back positive All 40 nodes from right armpit removed April ‘18 came back positive. Bone scan found two ‘spots’ on T11 vertebra and two more on my skull. Had radiation for five weeks focussed on right breast. On Letrozole and Kisqali Saw Radiology…
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radiation / nausea and fatigue!?
hi i had lumpectomy 6th june -left breast- (grade 1 ductal carcinoma) 1 lymph node removed (hadnt spread there) 6 weeks later im having 3 weeks and 2 days radiation I know im extremely lucky to have got it so early and feel like bit of a lightweight! as after 8 days treatment im feeling quite nauseous (that and fatigue hit…
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advice PLEASE on flying/going to Bali after Lumpectomy ( 1 lymph node removal - 6 wks radiation)
Ive had a stage 1 "invasive ductal carcinoma" removed and 1 lymph node. Got clean margins and not spread to lymph nodes. HOORAY! I KNOW IM EXTREMELY BLESSED to have got it so early! Im starting 6 wks radiation soon, due to finish end of aug. I want to go to Bali for 6 weeks to rejuvinate! (been there LOADS of times) just…
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1st proper bra fitting
Hi all, not sure if I should post this here or in the choosing breast reconstruction group but here goes. In March 2017 I had a double skin sparing mastectomy with immediate silicone implant reconstruction followed by 25 shots of radiotherapy to my left breast. My result was great initially but due to the radiotherapy, my…