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Hi there Im new to the group as was recommended the forum by my BCN, the conversation and subsequent suggestion about the online forum was due to my anxiety about imminent return to work (this week). Im due to start radiotherapy this week or next and...
Breast cancer and bone mets. How long can we live with cancer in the bones? Pain relief and help with it ?
hi i was diagnosed last feb, op march, chemo over 6 months and then a month of radiotherapy yet now im falling apart. feel like i should be grateful i was able to get through all the treatment but emotionally definitely struggling. went back to work in...
Hi! I just been diagnosed with Bc after a mammogram and biopsie but not sure which type yet as Iv another appointment in the 20th! What I do know is that I will most likely need a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed and chemo! Anybody else had a similar...
HI, I was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 days ago and feel rather alone. I haven't told my grown up children as I don't want the grandchildren to know until after the A levels have finished. Although I have had a biopsy which confirmed it the consultant...
Hi all. I received the date for my mastectomy yesterday. Although I've known it was coming, I was diagnosed 9mths ago, it was still a shock. Part of me knows I need the op, but the other part of me doesn't want it. I feel quite angry with ppl. They...
Hi I’m currently having weekly Paclitaxel due to TNBC and I’m managing really well at the moment, no side effects and no hair loss. I’ve only had 2 treatments to date, my next session is on Thursday. My worry is that before I started treatment I had...
Had surgery on Thursday , keep getting a pain in my shoulder blades , feel it's cause the way I am holding my self body posture , any one else had this if yeh how did you deal with this .
Hi folks If you're about to start chemo you'll probably be feeling a bit scared, I know I was, so I'd like to try to give you a bit of comfort and reassurance. My experience is that the fear if the unknown was the worst part. Bit when I'd been once...
I have awful health anxiety as it is...here goes...so I am a regular gym goer and lift fairly heavy weights etc...I also have the Mirena Coil which I've had for a year now.. I still get very light periods along with other PMS symptoms. So I am "on a very...
