Hi. Anyone else here suffer from cording? I had a lumpectomy 14th November and over the last week I have quite a bit of pain under my breast and cording all the way down to my lower ribs. I get shooting pains across my breast and what I can only describe...
Does anyone keep a diary? I do, of basic daily things and appointments of course but more importantly for me, my diet and when I take imodium. As I have no gall bladder and only a partial Large bowel, it reminds me that I need to be careful not to eat...
I had a partial colostomy of my large bowel some 33 years ago and have been very fortunate thus far, I used to quip that I always had lose stools and could only pass chipolatas not sausages any more. This used to be light hearted until I started chemo...
Hi im fairly new on here and wished i had come on before as find it really helpfull. Does anyone else really struggle with the medication for breast cancer that is hormone receptive . I have tried 2 differents forms of meds and they made me feel awful...
Hello everyone. I am very new to this journey, not even 4 weeks yet! And wow what a rollercoaster already. I found a lump in my right breast and went to my Gp on 13th December, was seen by the breast clinic on the 21st Dec (mammograms x 3, ultrasound...
Hi everyone I have joined this group to hopefully get some help in how to cope with my daughters Breast cancer and treatment. She was diagnosed with Pagets Disease of the nipple in October. She is currently having chemo via a tablet but this isn’t working...
No matter where I search can’t find anyone like me .,,sounds childish but was diagnosed stage 3c but had also cancer in supraclavicular nodes de novo I didn’t even have radiotherapy till six months after surgury ???was diagnosed 2020 started TDM1 august...
Have had second bout of treatment today but find it difficult to relax shoulders, would appreciate any tips/advice?
Hi, I'm a 3 times Hodgkins patient who now has Breast cancer and recovering from a bilateral mastectomy. I'd so love to chat and get any advice from any Breast cancer patients or anyone who has recovered from Hodgkins disease and as a result is now...
Hi, I'm so glad this community exists, I'm hoping to learn from others as to how you've all coped! I was diagnosed October the 11th with oestrogen receptive breast cancer... had a lumpectomy on the 21st October ( so lucky it was so quick)...waited...
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