Hi everyone I am in my third week after my first chemo session. My hair has been falling out for 5 days, my scalp is so painful I think I’m going to just shave it all off. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to care for your scalp once you...
I've recently received a chemotherapy box from a company called Little Lifts. Little Lifts is a charity that provides the most thoughtfully handpicked gifts to support people with breast cancer. Boxes are automatically given to chemotherapy and radiotherapy...
Hi I guess I'm here for someone to tell me I'm being a silly :( I would appreciate it if anyone that's had the same would just let me know how they got on. I finished treatment for TNBC last July. I had 2 lumpectomys to get clear margins and 4 lymph...
I want to start by apologising for this extremely long post to anyone who reads it. In July 2022 my mum cut salt out of her diet for weeks, then during a heatwave she drank an excess amount of water to keep hydrated which resulted in her having low...
Has anyone else been in the situation where they were told a biopsy takes around 48 hours and they’d get a call as the results would be discussed the following week and then been told they’re not back? I went for a biopsy last Tuesday and was told the...
I am trying to be practical--so two aspects--day to day living and clothing I am wondering/worrying how I will cope as i have no support. Age UK who it was suggested I contact have a waiting list in my area . The GP has done a social referral but as...
Hi, I've been taking verzenios 150mg for 6 months now. Bloods have always been good, I've got used to the adhoc dashes to the loo, but gradually my appetite has gotten terrible, to the point I don't know what to eat anymore. There are so many foods I...
sorry am new to all this so million questions, I am sure you have all been in same situation at some point I have Fybromyalgia and IBS and several annoying conditions that stem from it all, as well as Breast Cancer ER-positive. Is there anyone else...
Just wondering if there is anyone out there like me who have had a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction implant on one side ? I’m awaiting symmetry surgery to the other breast next year and just wondered if anyone has had this done? What was the surgery...
I went on holiday to Anglesey two weeks after my first chemo with a full head of hair and within a day of getting there I couldn’t believe how much would come out each morning on the brush .I didn’t tell anyone about it but in the car with the windows...
