Breast Cancer Care Forum

Hi @Mai7 thank you for posting this on the Forum. We would love to share the piece from your mum on our social media channels. If you would like to do this, please get in touch at social@breastcancernow.org  Many thanks, Shareena Social Media Officer  ... View more

Hi @rmarie1394 thank you for your post.  We're very sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Please know that our Breast Care Nurses are here to support you. If you have any questions or just want to talk things through, you can get in touch via the free Helpline on 0808 800 6000. Alternatively you can ask one of our experts in the Ask Our Nurses area of the Forum and they can respond to you online. We hope you find the Forum useful during this time, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need to.  Best wishes, Shareena  Social Media Officer   ... View more

Hi @Unsureme Thank you for your post. I'm sorry that you haven't had a reply yet, i'm sure one of our Forum members will be in touch soon. You may find it helpful to speak to one of our Breast Care Nurses on the free Helpline, 0808 800 6000. Alternatively you can ask one of our experts in the Ask Our Nurses area of the Forum and they can respond to you online. Best wishes Shareena  Social Media Officer    ... View more

Hi @EUROHELEN54 thank you for your post. I'm sorry to hear about your scar pain and that you have been feeling worried. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to continue the conversation.   In the meantime, please know that our Breast Care Nurses are here to talk if you want to ask them any questions, get more advice or find more support. If you'd like to chat with them, you can the free Helpline on 0808 800 6000. They are available during the week 9am-5pm and 10am-2pm on Saturdays. Best wishes, Shareena  ... View more

Hi @hillrunner Thank you for your post and we are sorry to hear about your diagnosis. We welcome you to the Forum and hope you find the support and advice you need here.  Please know that our Breast Care Nurses are always here if you want to talk things through, ask any questions and find more support. You can call them on The Helpline free on 0808 800 6000 (open Monday to Friday — 9am to 4pm and Saturday — 9am to 1pm)   Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer  ... View more

Hi @Sue C Thank you for your post. Sorry that you haven't had a reply yet, i'm sure one of our Forum members will be along shortly to continue the conversation.  In the meantime, you might be interested in our someone like me services - the Someone Like Me phone service can put you in touch with a volunteer who can support you by telephone. You’ll speak to someone who’s had a similar experience to you, who has finished their treatment and has been trained to help. We also have a Someone Like Me email service where a volunteer will support you by email correspondence. Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @LynnAnn thank you for your post, we're sure someone will be along shortly to continue the conversation.    In the meantime, if you would like to talk to our breast care nurses about finishing anastrazole, you can reach them on The Helpline -  0808 800 6000   Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @darby1 thank you for your post and for sharing this on the Forum. We are pleased to hear you are doing well and your advice here is greatly appreciated. We're sure someone will be along shortly to continue the conversation.   Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer  ... View more

Hi @mini mad Thank you for your post and sharing your news here on the Forum. We're very glad to hear that and I'm sure one of our Forum members will be in touch to continue the conversation soon. Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Erika  Thank you for your post, we hope you are finding the Forum useful and supportive.  You can find more information on our Moving Forward courses here  https://breastcancernow.org/information-support/support-you/moving-forward-after-breast-cancer-treatment For more information on other services we offer, please visit https://breastcancernow.org/information-support/support-you Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Canarynut    This is the DCIS/LCIS Topic. https://forum.breastcancernow.org/t5/DCIS-LCIS/bd-p/4431 To post, click 'New Post' on the top right of the Topic page. You can reply to other users's posts by clicking 'reply' under their posts. Best wishes,  Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @TLC2019, thank you for your post.  We're sorry to hear what you have been going through, I'm sure one of our Forum members will be in touch soon to continue the conversation.    In the meantime you might be interested in our someone like me services - the Someone Like Me phone service can put you in touch with a volunteer who can support you by telephone. You’ll speak to someone who’s had a similar experience to you, who has finished their treatment and has been trained to help. We also have a Someone Like Me email service where a volunteer will support you by email correspondence.   Alternatively, if you like you can ask one of our Breast Care Nurses in the Ask Our Nurses area of the Forum and they can respond to you online. Best wishes Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @lollypop84 thank you for sharing your post. We are sorry to hear this and we would like to let you know that our breast care nurses are here to talk if you want to talk things through or find more support.  You can call them free on 0808 800 6000. They are available during the week 9am-5pm and 10am-2pm on Saturdays. Best wishes,  Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Paula Ann welcome to The Forum and thank you for sharing. i'm sure someone will respond shortly to continue the conversation.  We are sorry to hear about your diagnosis and we hope the Forum useful and supportive.  The following threads may be useful for you regarding reconstruction and DCIS: https://forum.breastcancernow.org/t5/Surgery/bd-p/4445  https://forum.breastcancernow.org/t5/DCIS-LCIS/bd-p/4431  You may also find the Ask Our Nurses section helpful where our Breast Care nurses will be able to answer your questions.  Best wishes, Shareena  Social Media Officer  ... View more

Hi @OnlyOneWinnie, thank you for sharing.  I'm very sorry to hear you are feeling this way and wanted to let you know that we are here if you ever want to talk things through, or find more support. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with our breast care nurses on The Helpline if you want to. You can call free on 0808 800 6000 (open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm).  Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Wonky Thank you for your very kind words. We are so happy to have you here on the Forum.  We would love to quote your post to help promote the Forum across social media. If you are happy for us to use this, please reply to this post to confirm consent. To keep the post anonymous, we would sign-off the quote as 'Forum user'.    Best wishes,  Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Wonky, thank you for your post and thoughts. We have passed this onto our Forum team and will consider your suggestion.  Best wishes, Shareena  Social Media Officer  ... View more

Hi @Drida Thank you for your post.  We're sorry to hear about your diagnosis and that you're feeling this way. I'm sure one of our Forum members will be in touch soon. We want to let you know that we are here for you. If you want to talk things through, or find more support, you can speak to our breast care nurses on our free helpline - 0808 800 6000 (available during the week 9am-5pm and 10am-2pm on Saturdays.)   Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer ... View more

Hi @Anniej we're sorry to hear you are having trouble signing in today!   We have sent you an email to find out more about what's happening.    Best wishes, Shareena Social Media Officer  ... View more