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  • RE: Who would have guessed what finally made me cry?

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi DarlingRileyBoy 

    Welcome to the MacMillan community. I am sorry you have breast cancer and am not surprised to hear the emotion has hit you a few days after your surgery. From the mammogram recall you go straight onto a train hurtling through procedures…

    • 19 hours ago
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  • RE: Introducing myself

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Nicola1980 

    Welcome to the MacMillan community. I am sorry you have been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. It must have been a horrible shock and I hope you are now settled into a treatment programme that is managing it. I am a fellow traveller,…

    • 5 days ago
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  • RE: New to the community

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Omaa 

    Welcome to the MacMillan community. I am sorry you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. You have joined a club none of us wanted to join but where most of us emerge with a good outcome. Our community is divided into sections for each type of…

    • 6 days ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • RE: Riboclibib new start tomorrow any tips

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Jules62 

    I am sorry you are facing treatment for recurrent breast cancer. Regarding whether this is the right forum - perhaps try asking the question on the Breast cancer forum ? I don’t have personal experience of ribociclib but I think several of our…

    • 6 days ago
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    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • RE: Not sure how to feel?

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Bethl 

    I am sorry you have not had a lot of responses so far. I can see you have joined a lot of our forums but not our main Breast cancer forum   I recommend joining that and posting there as it’s much busier than this forum. 

    • 6 days ago
    • Breast cancer for the under-50s forum
    • New here, say hello
  • RE: Hello

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Maidstone 

    I am sorry you are going through this, waiting really is the hardest time. You might want to join our main Breast cancer forum as it’s a lot busier than this one, and you are sure to get a lot of support from others going through similar experiences…

    • 6 days ago
    • Breast cancer for the under-50s forum
    • New here, say hello
  • RE: Hello, i have never been on a Forum before. Can anyone help me cope with post radiotheraphy symptoms?

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Millnan 

    My colleague excavator has mentioned some forums where you might get some answers. I would suggest the Breast cancer forum is the better place to post, as your problem is specific to issues from breast cancer radiotherapy. Almost all breast cancer…

    • 7 days ago
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  • RE: New on here

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Lou13 

    I am sorry you need chemotherapy for breast cancer and welcome to the MacMillan community. I am one of the breast cancer Community Champions. The MacMillan site is divided into separate sections by cancer type. I recommend you join our Breast…

    • 7 days ago
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    • New to the Community
  • RE: Cancer that runs in families

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Liz247 

    I am sorry your mum has recently died of breast cancer and that you have also had breast cancer treatment. If your mum didn’t have a BRCA1 or 2 gene defect then she can’t have passed it to you. Unfortunately lots of people get breast cancer and…

    • 8 days ago
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    • New to the Community
  • RE: Newly diagnosed with IBC

    Bungle1
    Bungle1

    Hi SamNas Welcome to the forum although I'm sorry you have found yourself here. 

    The forum is split into different cancer types/ experiences to make it easier to connect with people going through the same as you. I had a different cancer but found my…

    • 10 days ago
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    • New to the Community
  • RE: Secondary cancer in brain

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Ellz 

    I am sorry your mum has breast cancer that has travelled to her brain. Although I have secondary breast cancer, I don’t have this exact experience as mine travelled to my liver. It’s quite usual for doctors to say they aren’t treating secondary…

    • 11 days ago
    • Secondary brain cancer forum
    • Diagnosis and treatment
  • RE: Worry about stopping/ continuing medication at my 5th year of treatment.

    Bungle1
    Bungle1

    Hi Frieda Welcome to the forums. The forum is split into different cancer types or experiences to make it easier to connect with people in the same situationas you. I had a different cancer but found my section really supportive and helpful, I have put…

    • 11 days ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • RE: Radiotherapy

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi JaneSL 

    I found Aveeno Dermexa to be excellent. It’s the bottles with the blue writing. Put it on after treatment and before you go to bed, but shower it off before going for a session. The other important thing is to drink a lot of water. You may find…

    • 15 days ago
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    • New to the Community
  • RE: Which op to choose?

    Coddfish
    Coddfish

    Hi Isobelle 

    welcome to the MacMillan Community. I am one of the community champions, principally looking on our various breast cancer pages. Our site is divided up into forums by cancer type. I recommend you join our Breast cancer forum and post your question…

    • 18 days ago
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    • New to the Community
  • RE: Primary School Teacher looking to make contact with other Teachers….

    Daisy53
    Daisy53

    Hi Claire

    Welcome to the Community, I'm Daisy53 one of the Community Champions on the online community.  I suggest that you join or breast cancer forum where you can get support from others who are undergoing or have undergone treatment.  Here's the…

    • 21 days ago
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    • New to the Community
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