Hi everyone I know we have talked about letrozole side effects joint pain and hot flushes but I've had a cough since easter !!! I have had a cold in between but now it's quite a dry cough... my gp doesn't seem concerned and I have read it's a side effect...
Hi All, Tonight, my husband of 47 years, has announced, that I do not appreciate the huge support he has given me during the last three months, and has gone off to sleep in the spare room. To be fair, he’s never been the most supportive of individuals...
Hi, I’ve been taking letrozole since Sept and I have some downy facial hair. I’m worried I might be about to grow a full beard. I know we have to be careful as our skin is sensitive but has anyone else had this and worked out a way to deal with it?
hi everyone. I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas. I had a couple of questions. Firstly I have finished chemo and had 10 rounds of radiotherapy. I am now on 3 weekly herceptin injections for the next year. I have tingling in the tips of my fingers...
Hi New to this group. Diagnosed last Jan with Stage 1 Her2+ Breast Cancer. 22nd December received a letter for my next mammogram following 6 rounds of chemo and 5 days of radiotherapy. I live on my own with my teenage daughter and have no family nearby...
Hi everyone/anyone, This is my first time reaching out to others, and that is a very unusual thing for me to do and feels like a weakness at the moment, something I need to work on. I was diagnosed with lobular cancer in June this year, when I first...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed and treated in 2015, and next year I will be stopping my anastrozole. As much as I am interested to see how I feel without them I do feel like they are a safety net. When I spoke to my oncologist she said some people...
Hi having a portal fitted next Friday 2nd January feeling sick anxious unsure of what is going to happen
Hi, I was diagnosed in 2016, had chemo and radiotherapy and I have been taking Tamoxifen since Nov 2016. I started jogging last year, but I suffer from runners knee. Since having cancer treatment and taking Tamoxifen, my skin is looking tired and my...
Good morning I am 3 weeks post op and had dressings changed twice. The new dressings are dry and itchy and when I was feeling around the sore area last night, I felt a small lump in the area where they operated. Is this normal?
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