I find this mix helpful getting through days where I cannot eat and cannot face anything other than water. Into the mug: instant coffee powder, just on the tip of the teaspoon cinnamon, just on the tip of the teaspoon half a teaspoon of honey ...
I had a lumpectomy a few weeks ago diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. All very positive treatment plan lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy. I was warned 20% chance I would need further surgery if biopsy of margins showed cancer cells. What I was not...
Hi everyone, was told today that i have cancerous cells + awaiting biopsy results....absolutely terrified....any advice please
I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, stage 1 Grade 3. I have COPD and Asthma also sleep apnea so the anaesthetist erred on the edge of caution & decided for me to take Letrozole. In 3 months had shrunk from.17mm to 9mm & 5 months later it wasn...
Hi! Has anyone had a third vaccine after chemotherapy? How the body will accept this vaccine after chemotherapy.? I have to go to the third vaccine on Wednesday. Because January 5th I will have surgery. I'm worried.
Good Morning All, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last November which in the first instance appeared pretty innocuous but following tests/scans became Stage 3. I’ve had a rough year if major surgery, chemo and Radio but have remained positive for...
Evening after being diagnosed with papillary breast cancer about 10 days ago, and then HER2 positive a few days after that, I am now waiting for a CT scan to see if it’s spread. I am trying so hard to be positive about it all, and my treatment plan...
Hello - this is my first post I wondered if anyone could advise me. I had a lumpectomy and axillary lymph node clearance in August/ September and I have now had 4 weekly treatments of paclitaxel and during the last week or so I am experiencing a sharp...
I am in desperate need of some positivity. How does everyone cope? Feeling crap today and all I want to do is cry. I know I should take one day at a time but all I keep thinking about is the future and not being there for my boys. This journey is so bloody...
Try and be positive, it's easy said then done... But waking up and saying I'm going to get through the day, is half the battle...
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