Many of the posts on this forum touch on the stress and anxiety which comes with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Has anyone tried hypnotherapy as a way of helping to cope with this aspect? I would be interested to know how you found a therapist and...
Finally had my breast clinic appointment, Dr cld feel lump had mamagram and scan which they said they didnt see anything alarming on just what looked like glandular tissue with layers of plaques. She said to reassure herself and me she would do a biospy...
Does everyone get this, I’m struggling after 2nd chemo, just finished 7 days of injections, though I had diarrhoea last time this time I’m having more and more, started on Saturday was bad till Monday, was taking Imodium and eating just the BRAT diet...
Hello, I had ER+ breast cancer in 2022 for which I had chemo to shrink tumor, lumpectomy & radiotherapy. I have been taking Letrozole since ending active treatment, I am slowly getting used to the side effects. However recently I have had an extremely...
Hi, I have my last of 4 EC treatments next week to be followed by 12 weekly paclitaxel treatments. So can’t wait to be done with the dreaded EC Please somebody tell me it gets easier on the paclitaxel, really hoping I’m not so tired and the horrible...
Finished chemo 3 weeks now 22nd August, thought I would feel better or start to at least, but am experiencing pains in breast that got treated , plus pain in ribs under , and in back which is getting me down. Due to start radiotherapy this week too. ...
How often do you have follow up appointments and with whom. I had breast cancer two and half years ago. I see my breast surgeon every six months with scans. Next year I will only see him every year until the five years are up. i also have been seeing...
Hi all, I tried googling this, but couldn’t find anything. Basically, a friend announced that I have had a double mastectomy and cancer diagnosis to her two adult daughters who I had only just met a few minutes before. I was sitting there, in the lounge...
Hey everyone So just done round 3 of chemo last Friday and normally I'm back to normal by now...well normalish..symptoms have been manageable but lasting a little longer this time..aching constipation..flu like feeling but the worst is my taste..I lose...
Hi all I'm having 6 rounds of chemo..3docetaxil and then 3ec..I have my last docetaxil on Friday and I'm cold capping...so far my symptoms have not been too bad...no sickness just very achy..like flu symptoms.. no hair loss yet but I've had a very short...
