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We've created a new thread for radiotherapy discussions. If you're looking for earlier discussions, you can find the Apr/May 2021 thread here. You can view the June, July, August 2021 discussion thread here . You can view the discussion from September...
Hello everyone, I'm Steph from the Community team, I hope you don't mind me posting here. We've been asked to create a new thread for radiotherapy discussions this April, as the existing threads were getting a little long. If you're looking...
Morning everyone, hope everyone is doing OK? Since diagnosis (only early last month, although it feels like months ago) I seem to have had more appointments than I've had in my 50 years on this planet, 11 biopsies, mri, CT, I have a bone density scan...
Hi Everyone, I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer I am 34 so it came as a bit of a shock as all the doctors and consultants that felt my lump kept saying its highly unlikely because of your age but here we are. I'm not always fhe best at...
Hello I had bc surgery (lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal) on Thursday afternoon. Ther surgery went well and my wounds were clean and healing well. I felt pretty tired but in the to be expected way. Then in the early hours of this morning...
Hi i'm Tink, I'm new on here and just trying to find my way around. Thought I'd introduce myself ..... I was diagnosed with grade 2 invasive breast cancer in December 21. It was a tortous journey to diagnosis due to dense breast tissue. January this year...
Hi all I’m Louise, I M 49 and Last week I was diagnosed with DCIS in my right breast and invasive lobular cancer in my left it is ER and PR positive and so I have stopped my Estero gel and due to have my Coil removed on Thursday but I have started...
I have become a bit obsessed about checking my ( massive) tumour to see if the treatment might be working I only had my first chemo 11 days ago and I know that’s no time at all to be expecting things to have improved but I cannot help it . I am so scared...
Hair has started to fall out, got covid , sinuses are blocked,can't breathe through my nose, sore head, having period altho I was given hormone injection 3 weeks ago, got period cramps. Life is too hard right now.
Hi this is the week everything starts for me , having picc line inserted tomorrow not going to lie, slightly worried and anxious about this , is it going to hurt . Then Thursday is the start of my first EC chemo again anxious and worried about the unknown...
