Hello, I’ve gone through treatment now for breast cancer and am about to go back to work. I am seeking advice about future cover for critical illness and travel insurance please. I had a payout for critical illness cover which helped me with my bills...
Hi everyone, 11 weeks after my 2nd surgery I will be starting chemo this Friday. I have been invited to a menopause fair event at a hotel on the Saturday. I have been told that the effects of the chemo might not kick in till the Monday and I just don...
Has anyone here had an appointment with their oncologist in the middle of chemotherapy? I had a single mastectomy for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer in July and started chemotherapy in August. I’m scheduled for 8 sessions in total, and my oncologist...
Can you swim in a public swimming pools and the sea with a port? Had mine fitted in June so obviously fully healed. Have read somewhere that it’s an infection risk. Is that correct or a myth? Thanks everyone.
I had to stop my HRT cold turkey. The effect is dreadful. I'm an anxious mess. I know this is due to lack of progesterone. My question is has anyone else been through this and how long did it last? I'm really struggling and having to take diazepam in...
Hello loves, Very recently diagnosed. They say Triple Negative, Grade 3. I’ve had MRI and PET CT done. Now the painful wait for more information. In the meantime, I need to figure out how to tell my children (age 11, 9, 5). My primary concern is how...
Hey everyone! I started the Red Devil chemo on Friday, after a BAD start and being rushed into hospital with an infection, I’m finally feeling a bit more like my normal self in energy levels again. Before chemo I used to work out 5 days a week (CrossFit...
I have started to get stabbing pains that cause issues with breathing in my breast that had lumpectomy in April 2022, chemo and radio completed December 2022. Anyone else have similar?
Hi everyone, does anyone know of any travel insurance companies that will cover a 2 week trip to the USA? I have +++BC, have just finished chemo and awaiting lumpectomy in 4 weeks followed by radiotherapy. We have family in the USA so would love to visit...
Hi All, Just seen my oncologist to receive my ultrasound results following 4 rounds of EC and unfortunately the tumours have grown. I feel very strange about this as my breast feels so different it’s soft now, not hard like before, it’s droopy like the...
