hi everyone, me back again.i went in this week to meet dr. for my radiotherapy and while chatting he mentioned my diagnosis which he says is invasive ,on my biopsy i was D C I S. , now after surgery it,s invasive.i know it wont affect my prognosis ,w...
Hi , awaiting surgery for mastectomy after lumpectomy and re-insision ops, and the margins still werent clear, so I have run out of road
Just wondering if anyone has had immediate reconstruction , I have to tell the plastic surgeon next week if I wan...
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Since my cancer and brca diagnosis I am left with the decision to be preventative now. I am just wondering if anyone has had a double mastectomy and recon and what the results and recovery were? I was told that using the skin from my back is ...
Morning all
Hope you are all well! I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it's still possible to claim back expenses incurred during treatment?? I found an old post from 2011 here on the forum, but not sure if it still applies? I am PAYE but my hus...
Hi Guys,
I have been reading through the threads and post here over the last few days and am overwhelmed at the amount of support and love here on the boards. It's comforting and reassuring to have someone to talk to!
The story is, I found a lump o...
Heading back to work tomorrow. I have been off work since last feb.
Am nervous but also looking forward to gettin back to it.
Thankfully my boss has been amazing to me and lettin me some back on a really fazed back . Only doing 3 days a week for 3 ...
Hi folks, looking for a bit of advice.Just met the oncologist who will be dealing with me the other day, I have a mirena coil in situ she recommends removing same as my cancer is hormone driven and the mirena secretes small amt of hormones I believe...
Hi girls,
Due to have bi lateral diep reconstruction in June with tissue from belly.
Just wondering if anyone has had this type of recon done and what the recovery was like. Kids are 8 and 11 now so not too bad but just wondering how long to get back...
Hi just wondering if anyone has gone against their surgeons advice and decided not to have a Mastectomy. My cancer was very small - stage 1 and Im had a lumpectomy and a re incision but I still have some cells in that margin.
I feel that radiation ...
My dad has been diagnosed with carcinoid cancer, a tumour on the bowel. Unfortunately they can't do anything for him here in Ireland as it is too far advanced. The only treatment available to him is available in Rotterdam in Holland. We are just wait...
Hello There I' m just finished my year long threatment for BC. I had a wide local incision of the breast with ancillary clearance at leval 1 and 2 in April 2013 . This was followed by more surgery to the breast to get clear margins. I subsequently h...
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