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Hi has anyone on here had a break from there medication due to side effects ? I've struggled with letrozole and aromasin. I'm seeing oncologist end of month and getting anxious about going back on meds. I know I have no options as the meds will stop cancer...
Does anyone have a suggestion to counteract the itching after lumpectomy and SNB ? Its like having a 1000 money spiders party under your skin.
Hi, None of us want to be here but here we are … Here for mutual support, info and advice i have Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma In Situ and have an op booked for February 14th for lumpectomy followed up by radiotherapy All feels very surreal. PLCS...
Hi all, I had IDC and DCIS. My onco score was 10 on the IDC removed, and I had 3 more surgeries for the DCIS until the margins were clear, followed by radiotherapy. Lymph nodes were clear. I've been taken off 20mg tamoxifen by my oncologist for a...
Hi I'm on FEC-T chemo and had 2 sessions already out of 6, due for my 3rd next Friday. The 1st week following treatment is the worst for the usual tiredness, fatigue, feeling dizzy, weak etc, then last 2 weeks leading up to my next treatment my energy...
Hi I’m new to here and not great with tec Had mastectomy & lymph nodes on right side removed and diep flap in November was supposed to start chemo today but one of my wounds hasn’t healed properly so potentially another 2 weeks of waiting ive been...
Following my left side mastectomy on 20 Dec, I received the positive news that my cancer had been removed and my margins were clear. Fast forward a week and I start to feel lots of swelling and the whole reconstructed breast felt tight and sore and...
Hello all, my name is Rina I am a 3 times cancer survivor..... most recent was at the start of the pandemic which was really scary as my post surgery appointments were postponed. This last time resulted in having a mastectomy which after being a hermit...
I've been on Tamoxifen for nearly a month now. Had a telephone appointment with one of the Oncology team today and they're going to start me on Zoladex as well next Monday. Does anyone have any advice or can tell me what to expect, please?
So last Thursday I had my surgery to remove the cancerous lump and a couple of lymph nodes. It's going to be four weeks before I hear what's next which seems like a lifetime!!! Anyway, I have had very little pain after surgery, I expected a lot more but...
