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Hi, I’m a married 44 year old Mum of an eight year old boy. I was diagnosed yesterday with breast cancer but don’t know what’s ahead of me as I’m waiting for biopsy results. I have nosedived into a heap of fear, black thoughts and anxiety today. I’m just...
I’m new here today. I was diagnosed on 15th December 2021. I had wide excision breast conserving surgery on 10th January. On January 31st I had a telephone consultation with the surgeon who gave me the relatively good news that there would be no need...
Sitting here wondering how on earth I can did this. Real panic setting in
Hi all. I completed my 10 rounds of radiotherapy on 15 December. No major issues at all. In the meantime I had some skin changes that they wanted to check out and beginning Gebruary o went for a mammogram and CT scan which were all clear. My skin underneath...
I am undertaking chemotherapy for breast cancer. In April I will be having surgery. I have to decide between a lumpectomy and radiotherapy or a mastectomy. Have any of you had to make this decision? And how did you come to the answer? Obviously like everyone...
I am just recovering from thyroid cancer with i had radioactive treatment last April. While checking my boobs last week i found a very thick ridge under my boob and just at the side a lump. But i have been very, very tried. I am in bed at 8:30 pm and...
Is there anyone out there suffering like me with the awful restless leg syndrome? I have had it on and off since a teenager but my chemo last summer triggered an episode that has not stopped. I get an occasional night where sheer exhaustion knocks me...
Hi, so I'm due to have chemo soon like 1-2 weeks, but I opted for canula. I was told in my information chat that port or picc line is better oncologist did say port. Just found out it's a month wait for port to be fitted anyway, so I'm going to have...
Feeling very anxious about waking up in pain. having lumpectomy today and sentinel node something really don’t know what is going on.
Hi My surgery is planned for the 7th July. Anyone else have same surgery, in July?
