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Hi all due to commence my EC treatment on 14th January. In the meantime keeping busy & trying to avoid COVID!! The waiting is definitely the worst. Looking forward to keeping in touch with this forum.
Hi, me again. Anyone suffering lactose intolerance post chemo and radiotherapy? My Oncologist has come across this before but lactose free things taste weird. In fact everything tastes weird?
Hi, I've been diagnosed with a new cancer diagnosis after 5 years clear. First time had lumpectomy, chemo, radiotherapy, herceptin, Letrozole - throw everything at it. I have now had a double mastectomy, no cancer found in the sentinel node or shown in...
Hi well been cancer free for 6 years stage three lobular cancer had 22 cancerous lymph nodes removed little or no response to chemo successful op chemo and rads and 10 years on anastrazole. Anyway my hand has started swelling a bit so off I went to...
Good morning community, I am currently at the hospital receiving blood transfusion due to neutropenia, trying my best to recover and get back home. My partner is a key worker and recently his work place was declared a COVID outbreak site. He's not...
Very interesting reading your posts and experience. I've had surgery and now on exemestane as I'm lactose intolerant. got a little lymphoedema which is making my arm ache and a bit weaker. Trying to adjust my diet and eating time. Has anyone had success...
Hi. I had a single mastectomy on 22nd November and I had staples, 38 to be precise!! But the scar that's left is horrific, I feel like frankensteins monster. There's quite a lump at the side that the consultant said wasn't breast tissue but me. So basically...
I am now 7 weeks post lumpectomy and just finished radiotherapy but my breast is still very sore and feels lumpy is this normal?
Hi I have been on Exemestane for about 10 months now. The side effects seem to be getting worse. The hot flushes are really bad and they come all different times throughout the day. I find that at night when I am in my PJs watching tv I have to have...
I had a mammogram whilst working abroad and was diagnosed with breast cancer. I have returned to the Uk for treatment. I have left behind my two adult sons, close friends and work colleagues- very fortunate that my husband is with me on this journey...
