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Hi, I’m new here (I wrote a hello post separately) but I just wondered if anyone else has dealt with the start of hair loss… it seems to have affected me more than I thought it would. I knew that it would go, they said it would, but today the first little...
I have been taking Letrazole for 2 months now and have just started feeling rather tearful. Has anyone else had that possibly delayed reaction? I'm not sure whether ithe teariness could be linked to having finished radiotherapy 10 days ago. (Will post...
Had my 3rd EC Chemotherapy on Wednesday now going onto 3 Docetaxel. My Oncologist has spoken to me about some of the side effects such as black finger and toe nails, red hands and feet and possibly numb fingers, it sounds worse than my side effects from...
I have my 3rd and final ec next week and have not been too bad so far, I felt worse after my second than first and expect my 3rd to be worse again. So far although I have felt sick I have not been physically sick (yet) I am very grateful of the break...
Hello, On my last Herceptin treatment, however , a week ago I started to experience shortness of breath/ breathlessness . Is this common? Does it go away after treatment? How concerned should I be? Anyone else experience this?
Hi, I am due to have surgery next month - unfortunately I have to have a mysectomy & all lymph nodes removed - I have opted to have recon same time - but now not sure ! Has anyone had a LD (back flap) recon ? Thanks SW
Hi everyone, I am due to start my chemo next week Thursday. Yesterday I got really bad back pain (inflamed joint and muscle). Its so bad I can't sit and only walk a few steps. Everything is cramped up. GP gave me anti inflammatory and painkillers. Its...
Has anyone else had this - the contrast dye to prior to the lumpectomy surgery? If so, could you explain more or less what I can expect? TIA
After 2 years of not catching covid, despite cleaning it up in a hospital, & my last jab was last year in march .I have now caught covid. I went out with me mum ,sister nephew on mother's Day,. Caught it off me mum, my whole family is ill. At the...
Hi i had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node surgery 11 days ago. Dressings we’re removed 3 days ago and go back for results on Friday. my armpit where the scar is has lumps and is so painful is this normal Thank you in advance for any advice,
