Can someone PLEASE point me in the right direction for help with my rent, utilities, water and food. I was recently diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Breast Cancer just over a,week ago and my orld has completely turned upside down! In 8 days, I...
Hi there, Newbie here and 7 weeks post op for Grade 1, Stage 2 Lobular Cancer ER+. I’ve successfully had a partial reconstruction and have been given the all clear, no spread to nodes, margins clear. I had my visit this week to Oncology to discuss my...
I had neurndrocrine tumours in my appendix and small bowel in 2006, had surgery . Then in 2010 had breast cancer in my right breast. Had a lumpectomy and all my lymph nodes removed. Had cancer in my liver last year 2021. Had a liver resection. Now been...
Hi all. I’ve just been diagnosed. Is it the cancer causing the tiredness or the stress of knowing I have it. I fall asleep like I have narcolepsy. It’s weird x
So I’ve had various operations for breast cancer - the last one being a double mastectomy with reconstruction. I’m 4 weeks post surgery and all is well with the recovery. The issue I have is that I have over the last 3nights started to have really bad...
Hi, I had my single mastectomy 8 weeks on Monday. My pain around my scar area seems to be getting worse, I've started my physio last week, but has not improved so far. I'm suffering with cording under the armpit and across my chest. Has anyone else...
I hope I can manage this as I am a self confessed technophobe! I had a mastectomy just over two weeks ago. I'm still waiting for a couple of test results to come through. I think they said they were markers. I've found the breast nurses less than helpful...
Hi ! I am a new member to the group. I had breast cancer diagnosed in Sept 2008 and with treatment for 11 months and then 10 years on Tamoxifen, I was clear till end of 2021. I was diagnosed in Dec 2021 with Stage 4 Advanced metastatic breast cancer...
Hi. Good morning. I’ve just started on the ad cal d3 caplets and found I felt a bit nauseous. I know you have to avoid certain foods for two hours before and after taking them, but can anyone recommend any food they’ve eaten at the same time as taking...
Hi everyone, I am Philippe and I would like to hear from anyone who is taking tamoxifen especially men. Thank you.
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