Hi world. I'm having a picc line fitted in a week and suddenly realised this could not only freak out my granddaughter but other people too. Me included. So I got some pretty lace covers on EBay in lots of different colours and ordered a couple. I...
Hi all, Please could anyone tell me if you have had tissue expanders inserted and how have you found it? Did you have a permanent one or have them taken out and have them replaced by implants later? Did you have a double mastectomy or single? ...
Hello lovely people, I hope that everyone is doing as well as can be. I’m just wondering if anyone has encountered a situation as mine. I have been off since October and am now ready to return to work. My employer says I can only return to work with a...
Good morning. I have been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer hormone positive. I have had a lumpectomy with sentinal node biopsy. Awaiting radiotherapy. In last few weeks I have severe burning sensation in my upper arm and have struggled with day to...
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has had similar.. I was diagnosed September 2022, mastectomy and nodes removed in the October. Had chemo from Dec until the following April then three weeks of radiotherapy. The last year has been fairly uneventful...
Saw bone man the other day and I asked him can either of the above give you extreme bone/joint pain and is it dangerous! To which he replied “zoladronic acid can give you acute phase adverse effects like osteoarthritis of the hand, but usually in older...
Hi I'm new here, diagnosed just over a week ago. Absolutely terrified. Can anyone give me any thoughts and tips on how to get through this. Need a pet/CT scan but I'm seriously claustrophobic. The thought of going in the machine terrifies me but know...
Hi, I’ve been told I need a double mastectomy and have been offered immediate reconstruction. I think I’ve decided on implants. I wondered if anyone has had this done and would mind giving me their experience? Feeling very nervous as my initial thoughts...
Hi everyone, I am post surgery and chemotherapy/radiotherapy and currently on Letrazole. Does any know if I can take Lansoprazole whilst on Letrazole. I cannot find anything online and just checking if anyone knows?
Hi found a lump went doctors went to breast clinic today to get checked lump was OK but had another mammogram found calfications. I had biosopy and scans done last August after my first mammogram as found calfications they were OK The lady said she...
