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Hi, can I first send my good wishes to everyone as you face your challenges. I haven’t posted before as felt I’d had an easy time of it compared to what many of you have gone through. Now I’m having a lot of pain and wondered if anyone had experienced...
Hi lovely people in my phone :) I'm having WLE and SNB surgery on Thursday. I'm looking forward to it's eviction but starting to feel a little nervous.. Any tips, tricks, advice or experiences from people who have had this?
Hello everyone!! Just found out 1 month ago that I have Brest cancer Provisional Histology Core biopsy - Grade 1 invasive ductal carcinoma (NST). Receptor status is oestrogen positive & HER2 negative (ER7/8, PR8/8, Ki67 15%, HER2 1+ low). on the...
Hi just finished radiotherapy about a week ago and my left breast area is not too bad slight soreness but manageable. Ive had an itch on my back and when I felt today it has a little lump like a spot. Used a mirror to look at it and it’s actually under...
This is my second month on Abemaciclib and I’m struggling with diarrhoea (taking the Imodium which gives me nausea) loss of appetite and fatigue. I’d been fine before I started them, energy levels returned after chemo and radiotherapy, eating well and...
Hi, I finished Chemotherapy in May, I was on Phesgo but was advised to change to Kadcyla as it’s more effective. I start Radiotherapy in September. I’m having Zoledronic Acid every 6 months. My hair is slowly growing back also on my chin, neck and upper...
Any advice from people who have experienced hair loss. I decided not to use the cold cap. Had 1 treatment so far and my hair started thinning on day 14. Now on day 20 due for treatment 2 on Monday and have virtually no hair. I’m planning to get it shaved...
Hi, Has anyone got any advice on anything I can take safely for hair thinning please? Finished radiation therapy in May and been on Anastrozole for about 3 months now. Among many of the side affects I’m sure many of you are aware of ! My hair has become...
I found out last Tuesday that it was a 99% chance that I have breast cancer (waiting on the biopsy results) and I have been given an appointment for Thursday to discuss a treatment plan. Is there anything that I should be asking? I know that I want a...
I am going on a cruise (for a big birthday), which I have been looking forward to for more than a year. Since booking the cruise, I have been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer, had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and taking Anastrozole. I have not drank...
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