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Am I alone in wondering why people say the most ridiculous things to me in an attempt to empathise maybe or be helpful? How do you cope with it? From lectures on dropping dairy, turmeric curing me, friends who sailed through chemo because they were ‘...
Hello the forum. I had a DIEP last September in both breasts. The treatment was exceptional. The cancer was fed by oestrogen, so I was prescribed letrazole at the beginning of January. I'm meant to take it for seven years. It's been three months now...
Hi. Just received my diagnosis yesterday after being referred for a swelling I had noticed. I got mammogram, ultrasound and biopsies and doc said there and then it’s cancer , it’s tiny and very treatable. Just need to wait for results to find out type...
Can anyone recommend travel insurance for USA & Caribbean. Been in remission 18 month. Hope everyone is well. onwards & upwards.x
Hello. Did anyone have Botox in between chemotherapy sessions? I will ask the oncologist but just wondered. Online says it’s safe as long as high needle care to reduce infection risk. My friend has offered to do it for me in her salon and says she uses...
Hi everyone I have just been diagnosed with DCIS intermediate and feeling very anxious. I have been told it’s grade 0 but will need removing but have to have another ultrasound and biopsy in a different location.
I am just over 1 year on from diagnosis, surgery and the start of chemotherapy. I finished chemotherapy in March this year. It's been a tricky few months and I've done my best to be grateful for my survival and moving on. But I'm really struggling and...
Hi all, am after some advice. I finished radiotherapy 2 months ago. I had some fatigue about 3 weeks later for a couple of days. The last 2-3 weeks I am struggling with energy levels and just feel increasingly tired as the day goes on. my diagnosis was...
Hi everyone, New to the group, looks to me like a lovely group to get some advice and hopefully make some new friends in the same situation as me. Thanks
Hi i finished Chemo in Dec and my Radio in January this year. I had a lumpectomy June 2024. I was just wondering if anyone else suffers with a sore boob after treatment.
