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I have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer with boney mets and have commenced treatment (oral Chemo). I have a holiday already booked for September and annual insurance runs out in August. Can anyone advise where to get holiday insurance please?
So today I had revision surgery to fix the badly healed incision scars caused by the dehisence on my reconstructed breast and on my tram flap. To say I was anxious is an understatement but I managed it all so well and alone this time. I got PTSD after...
It's been a whirlwind since I went to Nurse Practioner with a lump <7wks ago. I'm now 3wks post lumpectomy & recovering well. ER+, HER2-, micromestasis At 49 & on hrt when I sat in that consultant room 6wks ago to be told its most likely bc, we...
Hi I’m due to have chemo (EC) at 830 on Wednesday. When would you eat? Would you eat a good breakfast and then an evening meal? Or will this make me feel sick?
Hi everyone I have had one round of chemo and just finished my self administered injections. I was doing fine until my last one yesterday. I began to get a pounding lower back pain which I took painkillers for. I hardly slept last night. Anytime...
Hi. Just thinking ahead to eyelash loss. Does this happen pretty quickly? Did anyone use lash growth serum to try to prevent this? Is it best not to wear mascara so you are not rubbing them and causing them to fall out? Do they all fall out at once?
Hi all, I am a young 42 and I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The topic here is alcohol related. I have enjoyed a glass of wine a couple of days a week for a years and although I don’t go out much, I do also like going to the pub to catch...
Hello. I have stage 1 / grade 3 BC. I have completed 3 x cycles of EC and started my first of 3 x Docetaxel 5 days ago. I seemed OK on EC and after the 3-4 day fatigue managed OK between appointments. This though is knocking me sideways. I cannot even...
I got my wig today and I really dislike it. It looks thin and cheap. I asked if I could leave it and I was told no, or I would have to come back at another date. I was also sold a headband, stand, and care products to go with it. I was told I needed it...
Hi all, I was diagnosed nearly a year ago at 39 with a 45mm ER + PR + HER2- IDC admixed with DCIS. Oncotype DX of 59 but lymphnodes were negative. I've had a lumpectomy and partial reconstruction, chemo and radiotherapy. I started Tamoxifen just before...
