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Hi, My wife has stage 4 breast cancer and it is in bones currently, however, it is stable. She is undergoing Herceptin Immunotherapy therapy and it has progressively weakened her legs due to peripheral neuropathy and now she has to use a wheelchair...
I have just been diagnosed with a new aggressive breast cancer and will need to have a mastectomy in the new year. I am waiting for the results of scans to check it has not spread to my body and bones. I am terrified and feel its a nightmare, I know I...
Hi. From what I've experienced and read on here we all get differing amounts of information given us. I found out - 1. You get free prescriptions for 5 years with a cancer diagnosis. Just ask your GP to fill in the form. 2. Your employer must treat...
Hi there I am on a break from Anastrozole due to severe side effects. The thing is that I appear to be having withdrawal symptoms and I just wondered if anyone out there has had a similar experience.This cancer journey is so fraught with constant setbacks...
I randomly decided to Google famous people who’d survived breast cancer - I knew about Julia Bradbury (who is still in treatment but doing well) and Radio 4s Jenny Murray, but this list is mostly American celebrities - no men, but I’m sure they’re out...
Hi I'm new to all this malarkey and have no idea where to start. My brain seems to have gone walkabout since my diagnosis last week and my body is just wandering around willy nilly. I see a consultant to discuss "the plan" on 1st December so feel...
Hi, I was diagnosed in 2012 with breast cancer. Discharged May this year, started getting upper back pain, made a nuisance of myself with Gp. Now we have been told I have recurrence, spine, liver and rib. Needless to say my emotions are all over the place...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 17 September and was due my op on Friday, unfortunately I got covid so the op was cancelled,I am now left with a cancer that's growing and no treatment in sight, I am so depressed. My husband says its OK you can enjoy...
Hi while I’m sat here in hospital I thought it might be helpful to share some practical tips. I have been in for 6 days now. In your bag: the first few days you are pretty out of it but you will have on your bra. Front fasting and support, however I brought...
my emotions are all over the place following a grade 1 diagnosis which I received only yesterday. It seems over the top to react so dramatically when I’ve been told it’s such an early stage and prognosis seems good from what I read, but I still feel like...
