Hi Everyone I am new to this forum. I had a mastectomy & flap rebuild on 19th January.(10 days go) My breast is so swollen and so painful, does anyone know how long swelling takes to go down. I’m really worried they have made my breast too big. Is this...
Hello everyone, I was recently diagnosed with a malignant phyllodes tumour in my left breast and had a mastectomy 6 days later. I am 10 days post op now and I’m starting to process my situation. i am 22 years old and currently a university student ...
Hi Im having a difficult time emotionally just now, and hoping that others on here can maybe give me some advice. I’ve finished my chemo and had 2 surgeries, on tamoxifen, targeted therapy and have radiotherapy and another surgery to go. I cold capped...
Hi had mamoplasty and auxiliary node removal on Friday, but the pain in my arm is excruciating it’s like a burning sensation or electric shock is this normal? The drain seems to be draining I’ve got the district nurse coming today. I was told I can start...
Hi i wondered if anyone has used a medical practitioner to administer high dose vitamin C who is also based in the midlands? many thanks
Morning Fruit Loops I ve just had a call to give me my BRCA test results. They are negative! I am so, so relieved. It's been hanging over my head like the sword of Damocles. I've been rehearsing in my head how I was going to break the news to the boys...
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Hello everybody I'm new here. I was diagnosed mid April and had lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy on 5th May. In the week afterwards I had steadily increasing pain that my cocodamol 30/500's weren't managing. On 12th May, locum GP gave me wrong prescription...
When I have surgery I have a problem, I have no one to look after my dogs the day of my surgery and if I am to come out the same day, I have no one to look after me. As family members say they are working, if my surgery would have been beginning of February...
Hey their, So on hormone therapy. It causing me issues which I am getting sorted. I'm on exmesatane & prostap. Started exmesatane last October. I'm suffering from so much fatigue, after every activity I'm exhausted, walking to the shops,watching...
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