Hello all, just wondering if anyone has travelled abroad during or after any treatment, and what their experience was? I am contemplating a short holiday in between finishing chemo (EC and Docetaxol) and surgery (lumpectomy).
Hi I had a mastectomy and SLNB in June followed by radiotherapy in August. Luckily lymph nodes were clear. Recovery has been tough due to severe tightness under arm and across the chest. I’ve been doing the exercises regularly but don’t notice any improvement...
I had a lumpectomy two years ago for triple negative breast cancer which has left me with a marked difference in the size and position of my breasts. I was warned of this before surgery and was told that in time (two years) I could have surgery to...
Hi, I had chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy ending July 23 and have just finished last phesgo Dec 23. Started off on zoladex and letrozole and switched to tamoxifen only which I have been taking since June 23. I have not had a period since oct...
Hi I finished my treatment 18 months ago. I've been on anastrozole since which has been okay apart from odd hot flushing and painful sex..I use vaginal moisteriser v San which stops any itching but sex is painful. I've read that it's okay to have topical...
Hi all, well sadly last year I lost my dad , he had bladder cancer, a few months later my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer , 9 weeks later I lost her, while she was in hospital I was diagnosed with breast cancer ! My daughter left unexpected to move...
Hi - I had a mastectomy and an immediate DIEP free flap reconstruction in September 23, unfortunately the flap did not take and I had to get it removed the day after. I have now recovered enough to consider a second reconstruction but because I am on...
Hi I haven’t posted on here for quite a while as been trying to get my head around everything, and trying hard to except the ‘new norm’ I now have,,,,, I was wondering how many survivors out there suffer with what they call brain fog/ chemo brain and...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12966259/Why-patients-want-cruel-cancer-free-bells-banned-ritual-America-mounting-anger-terminally-ill-listen-celebrate.html Interesting discussions about people ringing end of treatment bell,everybody has different...
I’m a 25 year old female 5 months ago I found a lump the size of a 20p coin in my breast being naive I pushed it to the back of my mind, fast forward 3 months it started to hurt randomly throughout the day until now where it aches and my breast with the...
