Hello ladies Hope you are all doing well? I've recently had two lumpectomys, lymph node Just finished radiotherapy and first 3 days fine I woke up this morning with chest and back pain really bad, Went to doctor who said Al stats good Also...
Hello I constantly have sharp throbs in my breast. Has anyone else experienced this? My my lumps do feel different as well!
since starting Anastrozole I’ve had 3 UTI’s, the 3rd one I’m suffering from now.. I’ve had my blind panic that the cancer may have spread but I’ve also just read an article about low estrogen and recurring UTI’s. Has anyone else suffered from this? If...
Hi, I’m just wondering has anyone experience of/know if tamoxifen causes hair loss
Been in Letrozole since 2018 and having some pretty awful side effects. Worst ones fatigue joint pain and recurring urinary problems. Urinary probs are the worst tbh. Anyone similar who has any tips for this. Feels like UTI but sample is mostly clear...
Hi - I read a note somewhere on a chat thread the other night and it was mentioned that someone had made a claim for what I think was called ESL? Of course at 3am I didn't make a note and now in cold light of day I cant find it. Just wanted a general...
Hi everyone, well my mastectomy was done 14th October, my dressing is due to be removed tomorrow. Was anyone else fitted with a SmithNephew PICO7 dressing? Funny little battery thing attached to the dessing, i think it's meant to keep the skin flat. I...
Hi! I thought I would write to shed a little laughter on my chemo. I was so worried about losing my hair, so I opted to endure the ice cap torture . I have done 3 sessions so far and unbelievably I have lost about 95% of my hair. However, for years...
Hi all, I had a left mastectomy last year and have been on letrozole for 10 months. I had some blood tests a few weeks ago which all came back clear. I've started getting hip pain last week which doesn't get better when I try to walk it off. I sometimes...
I’ve been on anastrazole now for about 4 weeks and the side effect I’m struggling with is insomnia. I go to sleep ok but wake up after about 90mins and can be awake hours. I have sleeping tablets but I can’t take them too often or they won’t work….they...
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