Breast Cancer Now Forum

I was diagnosed in Dec '11, was having the biopsy a day before my 35th birthday. It took nearly 5 weeks to know what it was, but had a mastectomy week before xmas, was hard as i have two sons, they were 6 and 22 months at the time. Had to have full node clearance in Jan '12. I think that i dealt with it better because i had the kids to stay strong for. I had chemo 3 Fec & 3 Tax, also 15 rads which involved me staying in hospital as it was too far to travel every day so that was hard, but I came through it. I think that I cope really well with one breast, but I am wondering what to do to have recon or not. I am like you, paranoid of the other breast, and as the nurses said my bc wouldn't necessarily show on mammogram as i had lobular, I am now waiting for the results of an MRI which I had two weeks ago, fingers crossed x ... View more

I was diagnosed Dec '11, seems a long time ago now!! Had mastectomy and lode clearance, 3xFEC & 3xTAX plus 15 rads. I worry constantly just like you and wonder if asking for the good side to be done would be best. I am like you, first young person in the family, I was having biopsy day before I was 35. There were 7 of my family that died of cancer of some sort but I cannot be tested either for some reason, would like to for the sake of my younger family. I am trying to get used to my body like this but am wonderng what to do whether to have recon or not?? ... View more

Hi everyone, so glad to read about other people having concentration problems/memory loss, thought it was just me. I had a mastectomy Dec '11 and axillary clearance Jan '12. I had 3 FEC + 3 TAX + 15 rads. I used to have a really good memory but now feel i forget a lot of things. I have also been experiencing pain in my legs and feet plus some kind of numbness in the soles of my feet and has now moved to my hand. My Dr thinks its neuropathy so have had amitriptyline for it, which is good cause it helps me sleep, at last i can sleep!! Have had blood tests having another tomorrow to check levels of magnesium, Im sure this started when I was on TAX looking back, but its definately got worse. Finished chemo end of May so just wondering why this has developed last month all of a sudden, wondering if it is neuropathy or something else? Donna x ... View more