I had brochures during and post treatment about healthy eating. A lot of it is common sense to me and I don't eat badly. However, some of the things that were on the avoid list are things like hot chocolate and malted drinks. I love the occasional instant...
In my experience that’s pretty much all my nurse does. I have seen her in person twice: the one stop day in June and then when she came to see someone on the chemo unit, She rings back if I phone them to ask something but otherwise nothing. I recently...
Having been diagnosed and undergone mastectomy, chemotherapy for Breast Cancer, am I classed as disabled? I'm sure I read it in some of the paperwork I was given at the start of my treatment? I've been reluctant to apply for a disabled badge as I didn...
Hi everyone, I am about to undergo radiotherapy for DCIS. I just wondered how tired people felt after the treatment, there seems to be a lot of variety in peoples experiences and I need to tell work how long I may be off work. I am having 5 days radiotherapy...
I had a mastectomy 9 months ago and just noticed that my toe nails have started growing with deep ridges near the base. What could be causing this?
Hi ladies, I’m after a bit of advice please. I had a wide local excision in April and finished my radiotherapy in August. I’ve been wearing the post surgery bras since but now I’m concerned that they are not giving me enough support, I wondered what...
Hi, Hope everyone is well. I am new to the group and thought it best to ask people who are going through this themselves for their experience and advice. I had a Mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in August - they also took 4 nodes. The results...
Hey all! I’m Georgie. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 at the age of 32. I was grade 3, her2+. I had chemo, mastectomy and then kadcyla as I didn’t get pcr first time. No node involvement and tumour was 21mm. Since completing treatment in...
Hi, six weeks ago I had a skin/nipple sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction using silicone implant but since I have been suffering with a dull ache in and around the breast which feels like it penetrates through to me back effecting my...
Im new to this chat forum although diagnosed with TNBC, grade 3 stage 1 in December 2020 and finished treatment this March. I had been having shooting pains in my right side (it was my right breast that had the tumor). Turns out I have cording, they done...
