by Mecki Testroet | 7 Mar, 2016 | If Only
I had breast cancer 2 years ago. Six months later I had a new pain at the front… I was seen at the hospital by one of the breast team who recognised it straight away as Tietze’s syndrome – inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs and the sternum. Apparently it’s...
by Mecki Testroet | 7 Mar, 2016 | If Only
When I had my lumpectomy plus level 2 clearance of lymph nodes under one arm, I finished up with a very raggedy, tight feeling scar which I am now told may be contributing to my lymphoedema. None of the doctors ever said that it was very important to work on the scar...
by Mecki Testroet | 7 Mar, 2016 | If Only
The first few weeks of taking my daily dose of tamoxifen I felt sick most of the day. I asked the oncologist. He recommended taking half the dose in the morning and the other half at night. I did this and the nausea went away. After six weeks or so I went back to...
by Mecki Testroet | 7 Mar, 2016 | If Only
I had to have a lumpectomy and a partial (level 2) lymph node clearance. The affected breast almost doubled in size right after the operation. Initially I was told some swelling was to be expected. When the swelling didn’t recede after some weeks, I was finally...
