More than 12 months on and I still think about it every day it doesn’t just go away my oncologist said that’s it just go and live your life and go back to normal. what is normal you can’t just switch off After the chemo and radiotherapy and your body...
Hi all new to this forum so sending a big hello, love and best wishes to all. I've just had round two of chemo (diagnosed in June) and had my PICC line inserted the day before my first round. Just looking for advice from anyone else who has one. For...
Hello Anyone i have done a year and had all the acute treatment and have just finished herceptin infusions but the 18th one has impaired my heArt so my oncologist has put me on a low dose heart pill that has given me a cough ! Having an echo in a month...
Hi, I'm on my third brand of letrozole with my latest prescription, this time Amarox. I've had Sun and Accord before, and both were similar is that I had some achy joints, but not too bad. I've never heard of Amarox, anyone have any experience of it?...
About to have my first mammogram after finishing treatment. Feeling worried about how painful it might be on my surgery side. Any tips?
Hi told that after having my lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal yesterday that I shouldn't have injections or blood pressure etc on my affected arm. Its my left arm so where I wear my watch. What sort of things have other people got that they...
Hi so I had my first round of chemo 2 weeks ago and my hair has started to come out. The colour of wig I wanted had to be ordered in. Do the hospital phone you once the wig comes in and do they give you a wig stand?
I'm due to finish my chemo soon and like a lot of others I feel I might like to give the nursing staff on the unit a little gift. They get a lot of cakes & chocolates so I'm trying to think of something different. I'd thought about a fruit basket...
Hey all I had a repeat biopsy Monday on the lymphe nodes and it’s really sore was hoping to go gym again today but it’s way too uncomfortable so that’s getting me down as gym is my happy go to place. sorry to moan just lately struggling ( I have...
Morning guys, has anyone got a bit of advice on the stiffness caused by Letrozole. I'm in agony with the joints in my fingers, they hurt so much, especially through the night (I presume because I'm not moving them much) I tend to wake up between 2-3...
