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Dear souls, I'm having a bit of a midnight wobble,have got my op next week on Thursday afternoon. I'm not really sure what has caused the wobble but was just lying in bed, and tears just went down my cheeks. I don't why, but i want to scream at the universe...
Hi, just wondering if anyone has had a urethral prolapse following zoladex injections/Letrozole?
Hi all. I'm having an axiliary clearance on Friday. Just recovered from double theraputic mammoplasty. I've been told by Macmillan nurse to expect a lot of pain, numbness and fluid buildup. I've been pretty upbeat but feel as if I'm just lunging from...
Still reeling from my diagnosis last week. I have HER2 + and will be starting chemo within two weeks. Trying to process all the changes and trying to make informed decisions about cold caps wigs etc.
Hi Im not sure whether it’s the shock of starting treatment, but I found my chemo nurse very difficult and I’m not sure what to do about it. Everyone else I dealt with was lovely. just a few examples from yesterday She asked me to tell her when...
I was diagnosed last week, told I need chemo and surgery and radio. When I was biopsied they could hardly find it, twice. I've been told that it's very small. When I saw the consultant he said the mammogram was 'vague". He would need an mri. How can...
Cancer rehabilitation exercise programme - join me!! Hi all, I’m mainly to be found on the Walking back to happiness thread as walking has become my passion, but I thought I’d start a new thread to publicise a great exercise programme for those with...
Hi, I thought I would see if my experience is one that anyone recognises. GCSF injections were a huge help to me on 4x 3 weekly AC but I’m beginning to dread Mondays and Tuesdays now that I’m on weekly paclitaxel every Friday. No 6 of 12 just done. The...
I am 3 weeks post surgery WLE with LICAP flap. All good news really as clear margins taken and no lymph node involvement. Just waiting (isn't waiting the worst thing!) for ONCOTYPE test results to come back for treatment plan. You are warned about...
As promised an update on my progress. Today I spoke to oncology, and have been informed that I will be having 5 sessions instead of 15, which to me is a bonus less trips to the hospital. They will be doing the whole breast. My radiotherapy is due...
