Hello I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and deemed cancer free this year after surgery. I'm on preventative Tamoxifen now which may be relevant to my emotions. I don't know what triggered it but my mental health has gone back a bit. For...
Hello! I had a mastectomy in November, I finished chemo at the beginning of May and I will finish radiotherapy at the end of June. Does anyone know the guidance on flying? When can I go on holiday and is there a maximum length of flying recommended...
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help. I've just completed 12 weekly treatments of Paclitaxel. Over the past few weeks the skin on my face has become increasingly red and blotchy and feels sore and dry, my face also looks swollen, especially in...
So braves the shave today,I actually smiled and didn't cry.I really like it and didn't expect too.I know everyone has their own journey,but for me this was the part of my journey I was dreading.
I have just had the results of onctype DX test sent to America and I am borderline. I am seeing oncology team next Thursday so I hope to discuss pros and cons then but would appreciate anybody else's experience. I have had a bilateral mastectomy and have...
In essence this is a good news story if you click on my profile you can read it all. It’s been a whirlwind 8 months from going for my first mammogram to getting the all clear on the 5th of June. I am happy and all my friends and family are happy that...
Having completed 7 hard rounds of chemo and only have 1 more to go, I have my next pathway confirmed with a lumpectomy planned beginning of Aug with Radiotherapy. What I’ve learned through all of this, is that for obvious reasons so much emphasis is placed...
I have triple negative breast cancer. I have just finished 12 weeks of chemo and immunotherapy, and today I started EC and immunotherapy. I'm having it every three weeks. The first lot of chemo and immunotherapy has made me so ill, I have no energy at...
Evening all. Can anyone recommend a good, friendly, approachable oncologist based in the north west (ish) please. Im not happy with the one I’ve seen and don’t trust his judgment or opinion. Many thanks
Hi I was diagnosed in February with introduction papilloma atypica had first surgery and found it is DCIS with poor margin I had my second surgery 3 weeks ago and they found more DCIS and need a 3rd surgery. Total dcis removed so far is 40mm last margin...
