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Anyone taking letrozole using slimming injections, I’m finding it hard to loose weight feel so unhealthy so much weight in middle( tummy ) was thinking of trying slimming injections.
Hi all, wider local excision surgery, (non invasive DCIS), is booked for Monday, 6th, and suddenly I don’t feel as positive as I have been, is that normal? I plan to work from home from Wednesday as that is normal and I need to keep busy. Results in three...
Mmmmmm don’t mean to be a buzz kill but husband just told me to stop talking about cancer because it’s new year…… odd how someone so supportive can completely fail to get how you can’t pick and choose when you think about cancer. Gosh…… it’s a very lonely...
Hi, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 IDC / DCIS in October. I have now had 2 ops (WLE / SNB in Oct and lateral mammoplasty in Dec). From some reading I found out about the link between Ashkenazi heritage and BRCA 2 gene mutations. I raised this with my surgeon...
Breast cancer Her2 positive grade 3 stage 3
Was just wondering how long people have to wait for chemo to start once your mastectomy is done? I’ve been told that it could be 2-3 months before I get an appointment with the oncologist to start chemo and it seems a long time to me? Has anyone else...
hi all am off to my first oncology appt this afternoon and I've no idea what to expect i'm going alone as my partner can't take any more time off work as I'm Her2+ I'm pretty certain chemo is on the cards- do they make you decide? will I be weighed...
Hi all, I am looking to hear of your experiences with the weekly Paclitaxel chemo treatment. I have had Epirubicin every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. My reaction was feeling fine for the first 2-3 days, then feeling tired and groggy. I then had severe back pain...
Recently found out I have breast cancer and will be having a mastectomy early January. Now it seems hot flushes are in full swing! Not the best of timings! Has anyone else had a similar experience with everything seeming to happen at once! Thanks
Hi I was due to have my 5th chemo on 28th December but it was delayed 2 weeks due to side effects. i have now received my new date which is 16th January which is a 3 week break. i am worried that if there if any cancer it will start to grow again...
