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Hi I had a lumpectomy 10 days ago, I'm seeing the consultant on Friday to discuss radiotherapy. My partner is currently going through stage 4 colon cancer. I don't know what I'm meant to feel. My mood is really low and I'm snapping at everyone. He is...
Hi everyone, would just like to ask if anyone had to have their radiotherapy with a hematoma. I have a hematoma of 7x4cm and have my first appointment with the radiologist Thursday to tell me how many sessions I'll be having. I am just so worried that...
Been on anastrozole for ,2,years .But recently had tummy pain and so worn out . Thougjt I had a bug but it lingered on .So I went to the doctors he did my bloods and my ggt and all my liver bloods are soon high .do you think it's the anastrozole I believe...
Does anyone who's on Letrozole experience interrupted sleeping patterns? I've been taking Let. for six months now and lately, I've been waking up at night, then taking ages to get back to sleep. This is happening quite a lot and it's having an impact...
Hello. I was just wondering when you all first started your Zoldronic acid? I have finished chemo now and the chemo nurse said I would return in 6 months time for it. I thought it would be as soon as I sent the form we need signing from the dentist and...
I’m really struggling right now on Exemestane. Letrozole caused immediate intense headaches and it was stopped after only 5 days. I had a few weeks break then started Exemestane 8 months ago. At first, all I had was hot flushes & that didn’t really bother...
Hi. I finished EC chemo last Monday and have an awful annoying dry tickly cough that keeps me up at night. Just wondered whether anyone else got the same? And if so how long did it last/how did you get rid of it? I know it’s a very drying drug so thinking...
I had a margins revision and Level 2 nodes removal last Tuesday and woke up with a drain in my breast. Omg the pain is awful under my arm n where the drain comes out. The district nurses have said this is completely normal. Anyone else had the same issue...
Hi everyone After some advice. I had lumpectomy reincision 9 days ago, 5 weeks after original WLE and LN biopsy. The first time around I took paracetamol every 4 hours and breezed through recovery...I was lucky. This time, I noticed when I came...
Hi everyone Not sure what to say. Feeling very overwhelmed with the diagnosis I received yesterday after a call back from a routine mammogram. Had ultrasound and biopsies taken last week. I now know I have the estrogen.receptive type of breast cancer...
