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Hi, Has anyone got any advice on anything I can take safely for hair thinning please? Finished radiation therapy in May and been on Anastrozole for about 3 months now. Among many of the side affects I’m sure many of you are aware of ! My hair has become...
I found out last Tuesday that it was a 99% chance that I have breast cancer (waiting on the biopsy results) and I have been given an appointment for Thursday to discuss a treatment plan. Is there anything that I should be asking? I know that I want a...
I am going on a cruise (for a big birthday), which I have been looking forward to for more than a year. Since booking the cruise, I have been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer, had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and taking Anastrozole. I have not drank...
Hi all, I am new here. I found out on the 17th July that I have cancer, most likely breast cancer but they aren't 100% sure. I found a thickness in my breast that was tender so saw my GP who referred me to the breast clinic, I had an ultrasound and...
Dear All, I have recently finished 15 days of radiotherapy and my skin is now quite sore, red and blistered. This has got worse over the past week, before it got worse I had a routine GP appointment and she commented on it and gave me a prescription for...
Eight years after first being diagnosed with breast cancer, I realised that something nasty was going on in my mastectomy scar. Sadly the cancer has returned. I’m waiting on exact details for the next couple of weeks. I’m really frightened of going...
Hi all My periods stopped after my 2nd chemo infusion last year. My treatment at the moment is adjuvent Target therapy (Trastuzumab) every 3 weeks and Tamoxifen taking that for 5 years. I've noticed I've been getting more discharge last few weeks and...
I am receiving weekly TCHP and I’ve had five sessions so far. I found it rather a rollercoaster with just over two days where I’m buzzing when on the steroids and then I completely crash with upset stomach and exhaustion for the rest of the week before...
Hello. I will be starting radiotherapy next month, I have my initial appointment on Thursday. I’m a bit scared for the planning CT scan, what if they see cancer. Has this happened to anyone? Also, will I have to lie there topless every day for the treatment...
Hi all, I’ve recently finished treatment and was told I would be on Letrozole for 5 years, ibandronic acid for 3 years with accrete D3, and Abemaciclib for 2 years. Going on holiday soon so have managed to put off taking the Abemaciclib which I willget...
