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Hi. I can’t see any posts about this oral chemo drug in here. Who is on it and how is it going? I am a week in and have had a few bouts of diarhoea, felt tired, felt sick, headache, dizzy/light headed. If I’m honest I’ve felt worse than I did on...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2023. I had a lumpectomy and was prescribed Letrozole. Since then I’ve been suffering muscle pain, bad headaches and extreme fatigue. For a while now I have had memory problems, I forget words when I’m...
Good evening everyone I have seen two Macmillan TV adverts this evening, as well as lots of adverts on their Facebook site - and this website - for Brave the Shave, This is encouraging people to raise money for people affected by cancer by shaving...
Currently taking the above, I would very much like to hear from those that are on this treatment long term
Hi I too am newly diagnosed breast cancer. I find out the results next week but was assured it’s small , picked up by a routine mammogram. The same week my husband was also diagnosed with lung cancer. Both caught incidentally with neither of us having...
Hi all, I had my first of five radiotherapy sessions yesterday, and since then I’ve been experiencing pain in my reconstructed breast. For those who have completed a course of five radiotherapy sessions, could you share what side effects or challenges...
Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer, more tests to see what stage etc, they don’t seem to rush though ! I feel like crying one minute then being strong the next ! My daughter is 26 but we are very close, she is devastated, my hubby, not her...
Hello, Does anybody else find they are forgetting things and losing things? I haven't started any treatment yet only had a lumpectomy but I am finding it very difficult to stay focused on anything. Plus my mood is very changeable one minute I am like...
I had breast cancer and I am now on hormone treatment, I am really struggling to cope day to day. I feel worn out with fatigue and like I’m in a constant daze. I need to think about going back to work next year after a year off. I don’t feel anywhere...
