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Hi, I have read posts mentioning a 'base gel'. What is this please and where do I get that from? The radiotherapy department said they don't recommend or give out any creams etc, just use what you usually do. I ignored that and have bought Moo Goo full...
I had surgery on 3 December and have my follow up appointment on 6 January. From speaking to a breast care nurse on the phone, it seems likely that the next stage of treatment is most likely to be radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Post-surgery, I felt...
Hi there, What a wonderful tool this community is - I have found it so helpful reading about other people's experiences - it has helped a lot. I am 2 weeks post surgery for a wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy - which went well and...
Hi Had my second chemo for breast cancer 6 days ago and have just found out I have COVID. Does anyone know if this will cause problems with the chemo please. steloc xx
Hello everyone, I found out last week I have Breast Cancer. Still need a couple more results before we can go over treatment. I am told I have the most common type of breast cancer, but I didn't really take in much more than that. Went for an MRI last...
Hello everyone, I complete my chemo if all goes to plan on the 25th of this month, I have already had surgery so will be going on to radiotherapy. although I will be happy when chemo comes to an end I can feel myself getting anxious and panicky &...
Hello, I’m new to this whole community chat thing, but I’ve been recommended to come on here and speak with other people in a similar situation to mine. I’m 30 years old and I was recently diagnosed with Grade 3 Triple negative Multifocal (multiple...
Hi there I'm due to start Chemo later on in January and have all the usual worries. I know it won't be a walk in the park by any stretch but my oncologist has said that with the accompanying regime they will give me, I should "feel well with it". I...
Hi I saw The consultant on Thursday, she has said I have a choice and I just don’t know what to do. My lump is big and takes up the top half of my breast, I can have a lumpectomy or a full mastectomy. I already had in my head that it would be a mastectomy...
Hi, I had idc Jan 2020, lumpectomy followed by rads , then letrozole. recent mri showed swollen node middle inner left. Had ultrasound but they said would just keep an eye on it as missed on mammogram Feb 2021 i have noticed recently dark veins...
