Hello all, I hope you're keeping well. I have been back to work for 4 weeks now after being off for three months. I just can't believe how my job description has changed during my absence and I feel like I am a burden to my team now as they decided to...
I finished treatment for stage 2 breast cancer about 3 months ago. I feel worse mentally than I did going through treatment. Daily crippling anxiety and sadness. Many tears. Is this normal? Have others had it. People make suggestions about what I should...
Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December last year and am on SSP at the moment but I have heard PIP mentioned a gew times. Has anyone else claimed it and if you have, how easy was it. Thank you
I wrote this as a way to remind me, but wondered if anyone else would find this interesting too. These are the kind of things I wish I had known before I started treatment. Abi’s lessons learnt from having chemo, plus a few general cancer things August...
Hope everyone is doing well. Haven't been on the forum for some time and been ticking along ok with treatment. This year it's been one thing after another don't like to complain but really struggling mentally at the moment. Always keep positive to...
I finished 8 rounds of chemo, x4 EC followed by x4 Docetaxel on 28 Jun, then had lumpectomy on 02 Aug, and now waiting results of lymph node biopsy, although was told in Dec that my lymph nodes were clear. The last 3 weeks have been hell as much as...
Hi I finished chemotherapy in June and didn't loose my hair only shedded - but quite a lot. It is now growing back and I was wondering if anybody has tried rosemary oil on there scalp, If so does it work.
Hello! I’m just after some advice really! My wife who is 41 has had some nipple discharge (blood at first now brown) and has an ache in her boob. Breast clinic detected 20 cysts and a 1cm mass which has now been diagnosed as a lobular breast neoplasia...
Hi I started chemotherapy for breast cancer 4 weeks ago, I started my period and I have been bleeding for 9 days! Anyone else had this? I know chemotherapy can bring on menopause, just didn’t expect such a quick change to my period, looking if anyone...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed last October, lump and 2 lymph nodes removed in December, radiotherapy in march and now 5 years letrozole, Sailed through the surgery and radiotherapy, never even considered I wouldn't beat this thing. I'm now having to re...
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