I was diagnosed with hormone breast cancer last year and over 12 months had chemo / surgery and radiotherapy - then they put me on Letrozole and then tamoxifen - the side effects have been awful . Joint pain, hand cramps, stiffness and an overwhelming...
Hello Hope you are all well and coping with treatment I was diagnosed breast cancer oestrogen + in 2022 had surgery then preventative chemo and radiotherapy I now take daily Exemestane and monthly Goserelin implants all tolerated very well actually...
Hi Was told I will probably need chemo. Had mastectomy and 80% lymph node removal about 5 weeks ago . 16 out of 19 lymph nodes were affected. Been booked to have a bone scan start of July then see the oncologist for results. I normally would get my...
Hi I have osteopenia following on from my BC treatment and have just returned from a follow up scan. The radiologist made a comment that has sent me into a bit of a tail spin. She effectively said the results would be back with the consultant by the...
Hi can anyone share best moisturiser they have used post radiotherapy please?
Hey all. Finally had my surgery on Tuesday, almost 8 weeks after diagnosis. Lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy. Recovering well but jeez it's all a waiting game isn't it? Now back to feeling anxious but trying to be so very patient while waiting to find...
I’m a new member and have surgery planned for the 3rd July 2024. I’m 80 next year so my age preys on my mind that the operation will not go the same as they do for a Younger person . Is there anyone like me starting on this journey at a similar age I...
I just had this message from my mum. Has anyone else experienced this? ”When the pains in my groins n back start pulsating and contracting with immense pain on the exact day after chemo for the third time in a row, but the oncologist can't tell me why...
Has anybody had mastectomy with reconstruction..I had double mastectomy with reconstruction and was wondering how people were getting on with them...Will my chest ever get back to some sort of normality..my scars are healing nicely but I have a lot of...
Since diagnosis at the end of 2023 (literally just before Christmas) I’ve had a mastectomy and am currently half way through chemo with radiotherapy and further treatment to come. I’ve been ofF work and stopped volunteering since the end of January. In...
