Hi all, I’m 21 weeks post last chemo session and my brows and lashes are falling out again! Has anyone else had this? I finished radiotherapy 5 weeks ago, are they linked? Worried they won’t grow back before I have to (potentially) start capecitabine...
Hi everyone, I had my last EC chemo on Friday, had a few side effects incl racing heart etc. Has anyone had floaters and lights in their eyes? Had these since Friday
Im awaiting a mammogram recall on monday. I'm moderately positive that it will be okay so after binge watching youtube I've managed to sufficiently distract myself from the appointment. This is my third mammogram. I actually wanted to ask a different...
Hi I am looking at prothesis to wear while swimming I’m just wondering do I have to pay for them or can i get it on prescription as they are quite expensive? T.I.A
Hi there, I'm 51 and my periods stopped during my chemo treatment (Aug-Dec 2019) and haven't returned. I've been taking Tamoxifen since February 2020. I've read that Tamoxifen can cause periods to stop but not in every case. So at the moment, I'm thinking...
Hello all I have noticed over the last few weeks that after finishing Chemotherapy and surgery, that my hair, eyebrows and eye lashes are starting to fill back in, which is great.... I have also noticed the last few days that I have a lot of fine...
Hi I had my lymph node bilateral biopsies 5 days ago. I couldn’t have plastic dressing due to reaction so looks like I have sprayed on dressings. One has already worn off the other hasn’t. Does anyone know when I will be able to shower under my arms?...
What do you see when you look at me? I used to be young, full of vanity id sunbathe topless and show my wares very conscious of admiring stares! Now I’m older with one boob left i blame cancer for the theft i hated the treatment but I got thru...
I finished active treatment last October but since radiotherapy have had rib pain at night when I lay on my side. I mentioned it at my review meeting with the breast nurse and she got my consultant to arrange a CT scan. I had the scan 2 weeks ago and...
I had a lumpectomy, round block mammoplasty to my left breast and Sentinel lymph node biopsy done on 12.7.23. I have my post op appointment on 4.8.23. I have hormone positive 8/8 for both ER and PR and HER2 negative. I'm 46 years old and pre menopausal...
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