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Hi, Hope you're all ok. I know this isn't much at all given what we are all going through but I could do with feeling a little better about myself . Although I haven't lost my hair this time round it is very thin, course, dry and grey. I wondered if...
Hi all, I spent my treatment hrs today discussing nail care, some lovely ladies have recommended Evonail which looks great, the nurse today suggested polybalm and that's what they recommend to everyone. Any experiences would be gratefully heard ...
Hi. I just had my 13th radiation treatment and notice that my nipple has brown spots all over it. Has anyone else had this? I’ll talk to my doctor next week. Hope this is normal because I couldn’t find much online about it. Thanks.
Hi all, just wanted to know if anyone on here has ever found a very faint dent on their breast? I noticed one on my left breast a little while ago , it really is very very faint & only noticeable when I raise my arm , you’d really miss it if you weren...
Hello all Hoping to get some advice from those a bit further along than me - Finished chemo back in Sep, my hair is fully back but decidedly curly ... getting used to it after 45 years of totally straight hair, it's not the end of the world even if...
Hi everyone, I had a mastectomy with diep flap reconstruction about 12 days ago. I am having a bit of an issue with the stomach wound at the moment. The wound is from hip to hip and most of it has healed beautifully. However, there is a small section...
Has anyone decided to decline having Kadcyla? Having had 7 rounds of chemo and a mastectomy and been told i was all clear this was a bolt from the blue! I had never heard of this treatment let alone any suggestion i would need more chemo , i'm still...
Morning, I’m due to start my first session of chemo in a couple of weeks and was looking for some ideas on useful items to put my bag to take with me. I’m also opting for the cold cap but I’ve had very little information about from the hospital about...
Hi everyone. I had my mastectomy August last year, one year check up was clear, so all good so far. Everything is looking good at the moment so why do I feel so rubbish? I was on HRT for a year before my diagnosis and it really was starting to help. Obviously...
Hi I'm new to this group. Diagnosed after screening programme at the end of August, lumpectomy surgery 3 weeks later which was 5 weeks ago. I had a lumpectomy of a grade 2, stage 2 lump. Got bad infection in lymph node wound which has now gone. Main...
