Hi everyone. I have had two chemo sessions now, my third due last week was cancelled due to elevated liver and they didn’t tell me until I was sat in the chair after they’d taken all my stats. I had my blood test on Friday the same day I was struck down...
Hello. I just wondered whether anyone suffered with cording and had any miracles to get rid of them asap? I had axillary node clearance in February and got quite bad cording, looked and felt awful. I had physio and they went however I could feel some...
Hello All, Hope everyone is doing OK. After some advice, been on letrozole for just over a week and I'm having horrendous headaches down the side off my head to the back. I suffer with headaches anyway, but they are generally at the front and not...
Hello Everyone I had a simple mastectomy on March 6th and am finding it really hard coping with it all. I am still waiting for the results of the oncotype DX test that apparently has been sent to America and takes about 2 to 4 weeks to come back. This...
I had a lumpectomy last September, followed by 15 sessions of radiotherapy in November. I have suffered with fatigue ever since. However, I also get terrible aching in my shoulder blades whenever I have been doing any exercise. It really knocks me sick...
I've had mastectomy and now onto my last EC before going over to paclitaxel. I am suddenly feeling so overwhelmed as it still feels like I've got one EC and 9 weeks of Pac and radiotherapy to get through. I feel like it’s all too much and it’s now making...
I had a mammogram and ultrasound on April 11th, and was called back on April 14th for biopsies, (core needle biopsy). I was told that surgery might be needed regardless of whether the results show cancer or not, due to tissue distortion or pulling in...
Hi. I've been having chemo since January- 6 so far. One more to go. My hair is falling out. Has anybody tried the Cornish Seaweed shampoo? Is it any good? I'm using Routine at the moment. Had the cold cap but gone too far for it now. Thank you.
Hi. My oncologist put my referral in on Tuesday to start chemotherapy at Mount Vernon hospital. I’m just wondering if anyone has any idea on timeframes? I’ve found the waiting for every op, appointment, result so hard and now waiting again to find out...
Hi after recently finishing 4x cycles of EC which have been awful at times I went today for my 1st of 4x cycles Paclitaxel. After only minutes of it being administered I started to feel very strange like I was drunk, couldn’t keep my eyes open, palpitations...
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