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Wound Healing after Rads and Implant
Hi All, my first post so hopefully I’m doing this right! I was diagnosed 2.5 years ago with 2cm Tumor in left breast. I had lumpectomy and Rads with my existing Breast implants kept in place as recommended by my surgeon.. As a result I ended up with very painful Grade 4 Capsular Contracture of the left breast. I lost my…
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Emotional about DCIS and Potential Fatigue
I really empathise with a comment I read on this forum recently "I don't want to think of this as a big deal, but for some reason it kinda feels like a big deal." I was going to add my comments to that thread but that would have been hijacking someone else's discussion, so I thought I would start again. I was recently…
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Kadcyla
Evening beautiful people! After some advice please... I've been on 3 weekly perjeta and herceptin for almost 3 years after diagnosis with mets in 2016, and everything has been going great. Unfortunately, recent scans showed some enlarged lymph nodes, and my onc is keen to attack swiftly. She has recommended that I change…
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Reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) How has BC affected your PMDD?
Hi all. I am reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and who has BC. I suffer from this horrible disorder and was hoping to find a fellow PMDD sufferer with BC. How have treatments, chemo and hormone suppression affected your PMDD? Thanks <3
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Complications from chemo
Hi everyone. I have barely been on here for some time now, OK....a long time, and for that I apologise. Whilst I was beginning my breast cancer journey from basically 2016 (aged 59)- I was also a full time carer to my 91 yr old Mother. It's all been pretty full on. Mum took the news of my breast cancer badly. It was almost…
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Having a moment
Sorry just having a moment 😞😞😞😞 So in July 2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my right breast, I had a mastectomy,underwent chemo and radiation treatment. I lost my Dad and my brother in that time as well. In October 2018 I meet an amazing plastic surgeon and started reconstruction, I was so happy , even though…
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New members in the "lets talk about Vaginas group " so pop in and say hi
HI Members of lets talk about Vaginas group we have been getting quite a few new members posting in the group why not pop over to group welcome them and maybe answer some of their questions...
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Can medication be taken in the evening.
Hi Everyone, I have recently commenced my first three week cycle of Anastrozole and Ribociclib. The fatigue and muscle ache was dreadful from about day 8 to day 13. I was wondering if taking the medication in the evening would make it easier for me during the day time. I asked my Oncologist if it mattered when I took the…
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Exercise
hello all, i started my 5 week course of radiation for breast cancer yesterday, and would like to try and continue my regular walking program during this time if it’s possible. I’d like to hear of others experiences of fatigue, and what it might be realistic to expect to be able to do. I’m also have a small problem finding…