Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hello dear . I am trying to find a bra that supports my post op breast , now a smallish D, and my "normal " breast a fairly full E, I will be seeing my surgeon on Thursday to see if he could reduce my normal side to Mach up with the smaller one,  although a prosthetic has been suggested to even me up .  I don't want to undergo another anaesthetic unless there's no other option. Meanwhile I feel very aware of my lopsided front so I am wearing billowing cloths and cardigans  Ruth ... View more

Hello dear, my name is Ruth I have MS and also I have had my radiation in July. I had 15 sessions and at the end of it all I had the most hot skin with broken skin and new moles that appeared and have now broken down, the skin of the new moles has rubbed off and I am left with holes sort of black holes. My next oncology appointment is on the 13 th of October in doncasterso I will be asking about this then since there's no soreness or weeping or smell. So also my next mama gram is in November and I am not looking forward to subjecting my newly recovering boob to the squashing .after 8 weeks on letrozole I couldn't take any more of the weeping, sweating, and violent tempers . So I refused to take any more. After 4 days off them I was recovered. Then I was put into exemestane and I have been so much better. Also I have almost no sweats,  but I am more unbalanced.  Do you still get pain at your operation site I do every day.. Thank you for your time.xxx best wishes for your recovery. ... View more

Hello dear,  after my surgery and radiation I was given letrozole . After eight weeks I was ready to give up the hormone therapy and take my chances with the chances with another cancer.  I was a sweating , crying, screaming mess.  After ten days off I was given exemestane and I have been in good fettle. Apart from muscle cramps and a strange rash on my back. now if someone can tell me how to get over radiation damage to my lung I would be very grateful .xx   ... View more

I used Aveno. Keep it in the fridge the oatmeal moisturiser sinks into the tender areas. Also for the heat and hot spots under the breast after radiation is finished ask for flamazine.  ... View more

Hello dear .  I spent 8 weeks on letrozole and it made me into a weeping sweating mess, I cried until I screamed, my whole life was in turmoil. I told my oncologist I was stopping the letrozole because if I had such a low quality of life I may as well just take my chances. Tomorrow she will start me on something else, and I will try my very best to tolerate it . But if I decide not to use the hormone blockers my family will all freak out as if it's my duty to suffer in the name of being there for them. at the end of the day it's my life. If as a cancer patient I may have only 5years to live then do I really want to spend it in spasms ,cramps,weeping and huge bad tempers... ... View more

Hello my name is Ruth,  i had been on letrozole for 6 weeks and I was a crying sweating angry mess, since I already had mobility issues and muscle pain and stiffness I didn't know if my worsening mobility was because of the letrozole.  After a meeting with my oncologist she agreed I should stop using them until my next appointment on the 29th of July.that was on the 10th , I already feel so much better. No weeping,sweating,yelling and fuming. i am hoping that on the 29th she can help me find an alternative to letrozole .or it looks like me and my family are going to be going thru hell for the next 5 years. If that's so then what quality of life is that. I would seriously consider just taking my chances. All my best wishes to all you super brave lady's out there xxxx ... View more

Hello Ruth here, I am suffering from a painfull armpit side boob .it feels like sunburn .i have finished my radiotherapy now but my breast is a dull purply  red and lumpy where the lumpectomy scars are.the staff at western park cancer hospital have been both professional and caring. They have said this hot sore feeling could go on for weeks. i am tired and emotional almost all of the time now. The oncologist says I have done so well so far so I will take her word for that. when will I feel normal again. X Ruth ... View more

Hello ,Ruth here , what are "boosters" I'm on my second week of 3 tomorrow and my back and my lumpectomy scar is like sunburn on the inside. I have been using aveno dry skin cream it's lovely . no one has mentioned boosters to me ? ... View more

Hello Ruth here, I am on week 2 starting tomorrow 27/June .after my lumpectomy and staring letrozole a month ago. my back aches like toothache and my front feels stiff inside,. Also my lumpectomy scar has become rather lumpy,I am already tired after each radiotherapy visit so what I will be like next week and the week after I dread to think. i already had mobility issues so I was not up to the mark right from the beginning .still my family have been amazingly supportive and helpfull, our feelings are very upbeat about my recovery, but it's me that has to get thru it all.i would like thru these pages to express my very warmest wishes to my compatriots in this journey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Chins up sisters xxxxxxxxx ... View more

Hello all, I've had my lumpectomy 2weeks ago and my results were as good as they can be.( 3weeks of radiation and 5years of lotrazol hormone therapy) phew I feel like I got away with something. the tumour was supposed to be 21mm but in my results it was 11mm. also it's estrogen receptive. So it can be treated with one pill a day... Really..my family are all geared up and ready to party but I feel as if I will have this scary monster lurking in my head for years..  Does everyone feel like this.  Lots of love and best wishes to everyone going thru this scary journey.. Xxx Ruth ... View more

Don't get mad get even. hello you lovely lady, the best revenge on the whole thing is to get thru it and live as happy and fulfilled life as you can. No one is saying it's going to be easy but it will be easier without the emotional drain of an unsupportive partner. Much love and best wishes to you and yours during your treatment and beyond. Ruth xx ... View more

Hello , I have fibromyalgia , and I have breast cancer.i have had the wide excision lumpectomy  and I get the results of that next Wednesday . I was told 2days after the op that it was bigger than they expected and growing faster than they expected. i wish I had asked for a mastectomy just to be rid of it. I still don't feel real about it all. does everyone cry like me. my very best wishes for your progress. Xx Ruth ... View more

I'm sending you my very warmest wishes, I am in the very same position as you were, when I see my post op assessment on Wednesday I'm expecting to be told I must have the mastectomy. I'm determined to enjoy my 23rd wedding anniversary tomorrow . then I will do whatever it takes to keep my chin up. Xx Ruth ... View more

Hello all , I am also a bit further down the processi was diagnosed with dcis on the 27 of April , but after biopsies they revised it to invasive and I had the wide excise lumpectomy. Go home dear and we will see you in clinic for an update and discussion about the next step in your treatment.  Two days later I was called by my oncology nurse who said " it was bigger than they thaught, and growing faster than they thaught" . i had already asked the surgeon to take an extra large margin and it seemed I was right to ask. It's just 6days before my follow up apointment and I'm filled with foreboding.i have already made the decision to have a mastectomy if it's still there.or has moved on. I am 59 next month, the mother of 3 strapping sons and I am the only girl in the family not counting my little granddaughter. This has been the longest month of my whole life. hopefully I can start radiation and feel as if I've chased any stragglers away..   ... View more