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Hello everyone! Im due to have my PICC line fitted on Tuesday 22nd and im so, so anxious for this to be done, doctor has prescribed 2mg diazapm to take before hand. Just want to know if anyone else needed it and is it ok to take as the doctor said to...
Hi im julie and are new to this forum,and was on HRT for 24 years to long i asked to come.off it several times but had no help , i have had a opp and have another one coming up, but i found out i have to have some hormones which will cause the flushes...
Hi all, I have been on the cancer journey for more than 2 years and I now feel I need contact with ladies who are going through the same experience. I was diagnosed with stage 2 HER2-pos invasive cancer in November 2019. I went through chemotherapy...
Hi, I had my operations in March and April and have been suffering with Lymphodema to the breast since, I thought I was coping well but sometimes I don’t, and do not want to worry my husband with my fears and thoughts, so decided to join in the hope I...
Hello..I've been diagnosed with ductal cancer .I am going to have a wide excision with radiotherapy. Just wondering what your experiences with radiotherapy are and whether you were able to still work through it and if not how long were you off sick for...
Hi, I’m 41. I had mastectomy, chemo and radiotherapy. I finished active treatment in the beginning of December last year. I started Zoladex in January and Letrozole in February. I suffer with a very bad bone and muscle aching, day and night. I have...
I am confused. I had two phone calls today. The first was to arrange my radiotherapy planning meeting which is in February. Then I had a phone call to arrange my DEXA scan to determine bone density, which is not until March. Does the DEXA Scan have to...
I am due to start chemo next Wednesday, just wanted to say Hi to get started on forum. Not yet sure if I'm using it right. My name is Di and I am sixty seven. I live in Scotland
Stupid I know but a little bit of normality! I had my first round of EC on Thursday (10th) and also used the cold cap. Does anyone know if I,m ok to use the Hot Tub one last time before I have a PICC line fitted? BTW it's only me and my Husband that use...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed a week ago: HR+ (ER+ and PR+), HER2 status not known yet. I am 56. I have been off HRT about a month and in the past few days the hot flushes and fatigue have hit. The hot flushes aren't too bad but the fatigue is crushing...
