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Hello everybody! I am loving the forum! so much information here that I never thought I'd need (same as everyone else in the club I'm sure)!! I'm newly diagnosed and am awaiting the results of DX testing to see if I need Chemotherapy before Radiotherapy. Has anyone else here had the test and if so how long before results were back?? Three weeks since surgery and I would really like to get moving on 'next' stage..

Right so I have my meeting with my surgeon in a few weeks and I really need to get my head around this.. My surgeon at the start felt I could have a lumpectomy after chemo as I lump should have shrank. But part of me wants the bloody boob gone its not my friend anymore. Any one that has had a lumpectomy done how does ur boob look afterwards. Are u happy with it.. This is driving me mad and maybe I need to trust my surgeon knows best and maybe when I have my meeting with him let him tell me what he thinks is best..

I see on the website they are organising a 5 k colour dash in Phoenix park on the 27th July.. Anyone want to join me.. I will 4 weeks post chemo. I will have to walk it..

sorry i seem to have lots of questions at the moment. the closest cancer care centre to me seems to be the gary kelly centre in drogheda. I know there is one beside the mater but i have heard its dreadful for parking is it worth the 30 mins drive to it. What kind of stuff have u done in ur local cancer centre thanks and apologies for all the questions marie

Hello, I only discovered this forum yesterday, I think I had my head in the sand. I had my last chemotherapy today and not sure how I feel. Relieved that it's over but aware I still have the side effects of this round to face. Expecting anticlimax as it's well flagged in at the literature but did hope I would feel a bit better

OK so had my genes test results today ....I have the BRCA2 gene .A very strange feeling after all that has gone this and last year . I feel glad that I got the test as I was borderline whether they were going to give it to me ....My Mum had bilateral breast cancer in her 50's and 60's she is in her 70's now and doing well.Also I have 4 sisters and alot of extended family so its very important that they get tested now. So now to take in all this information and decide what to do .....Just finished radiotherapy 3 weeks ago so need a bit of time to gather myself together . feeling a bit numb at moment .

Hello everyone! I am starting Radiotherapy soon at St Luke's in Rathgar and am wondering if anyone is attending or has attended recently. I am wondering what the parking situation is there as I will have a 1.5 hours drive and I'm not sure how long to allow to get a parking place?? I would appreciate any advice Resolute

Have 5 out of my 6 chemo sessions done and back next week for the test. Monday I have a mammogram and ultrasound and then MRI on the thurs. will they give me any idea on Monday after the mammogram and ultrasound. Will ye keep me in ur prayers and positive vibes over the next week. Am quite nervous.

Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer last jan. had a bone marrow biopsey as platelets& iron levels were very low - bone marrow showed up breast cancer cells! Further scans showed my lump& "spots "in liver! Getting over(sort of!) the shock and am in my 5th month of chemo. It's taxol every week for 3 weeks a month and one week "off" I also get a monthly zometa infusion . After my 6 treatments my consultant is talking of putting me on leterzole tablets. Anyone else on this treatment? Anyone else like me? Help! I was wondering if a second opinion would be a good idea but how does that work ? Would love to hear from someone going through similar --also there's no surgery planned, I'd been looking forward to a few "removals" of lumps.

Sept last year I got a FNA biopsy and Nov I was told I had a benign growth on the Parotid salivary gland that needed to be removed asap because FNA is not 100% and the growths can turn into cancer. I am still waiting to get it removed with 2 cancellations for the operation already one in May and now the op has been put out another week to the 28th. Is it normal for a biopsy to take 2 months for a callback and is it normal to have to wait 7 months to get the tumor removed. I have been in touch with ENT to tell them that I am now having problems with turning my head and vision greying out, the corner of my mouth has a slight droop and yesterday thankfully only temp my eyebrow also dropped. I am concerned as in the last few months symptoms are getting worse and many others with the same problems have had biopsy results that that said benign were actually cancerous after the tumors were removed and examined. Any info, pointers etc would be appreciated. Sorry mind is going op is 21st.