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Hi, I'm a 3 times Hodgkins patient who now has Breast cancer and recovering from a bilateral mastectomy. I'd so love to chat and get any advice from any Breast cancer patients or anyone who has recovered from Hodgkins disease and as a result is now...
Hello everyone, like many of you i'm sure, this is a new and very daunting experience for me. In December, had surgery to remove a 6ml cancerous lump from my left breast, am told i am now cancer free apart from a "protein cell" that may cause problems...
Hi, I'm so glad this community exists, I'm hoping to learn from others as to how you've all coped! I was diagnosed October the 11th with oestrogen receptive breast cancer... had a lumpectomy on the 21st October ( so lucky it was so quick)...waited...
Hi, can someone point me in the right direction for advice on buying a bra after surgery when my breasts are obviously different cup sizes please? I am around an F/G cup but not absolutely sure, I've lost so much weight and had a chunk removed from my...
How can Macmillan help financially as my sick pay ran out Christmas and I'm off until 28th March. Just will be on ssp,which is totally unacceptable and unhelpful.
Hi everyone. I’ve just joined this group having been diagnosed in November with invasive lobular breast cancer grade 2. I am waiting for an MRI scan to determine how far this has spread then the plan is for surgery and radiotherapy then hormones. I was...
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group. I was diagnosed with ER+breast cancer 2 years ago, aged 58. I had a mastectomy with DIEP flap and was very lucky not to need treatment. Why are you complaining I hear you ask, this site is full of people who are still...
Hello, I hope everyone is doing OK. I am having surgery on Thursday 13th January and must use Hibiscrub in the shower for 5 days. Can I ask anyone who has used this before, can I use moisturiser after showering with Hibiscrub - I don't want to affect...
Hello all I got diagnosed mid October after 17 years of visiting my local breast clinic with cysts, I got unlucky this time and was told there was a very small tumour 1.7cm … said I was lucky to catch it so early and had a lumpectomy mid Nov .. next...
Hi, Anyone on here suffering with Fuchs? I just had an eye operation on Wednesday - it was a corneal transplant. Quite uncomfortable. It’s a human graft. I can’t see out of that eye yet. As if 2021 and cancer is bad enough!!! Don’t know whether I’m coming...
