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Hi I have had 6 rounds so far with another 2 to go, I have been using the cold cap which I find absolutely horrendous but it seemed to work until the last time when I lost about 50% of my hair overnight. This was an awful shock to me, for me having my...
Just over six months ago I had lumpectomy on the left and right sides plus lymph gland removal. That was followed by radiotherapy, a zometa infusion and letrozole I expected pain and discomfort but I hadn’t anticipated it would last so long. The pain...
Hello all. I had a diep flap reconstruction Wednesday. Going home today but really unhappy I have to take my drain with me. They say on the one hand do exercises regularly but of course that increases the fluid. On the other hand to reduce the fluid do...
I had a Mastectomy almost 7 weeks ago plus lymph node removal, the underneath my arm and down towards my elbow and the side of the mastectomy is really numb, hope it gets better soon,
Hi everyone, My chemo starts on November 21st. I’m having 6 rounds of Docetaxel & Carboplatin aswel as Trastuzumab. I had been planning to try the cold cap but I haven’t heard that many successful stories of it being worth it. I was told the chemo...
Hi I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer in my left boob. It’s DCIS and a large area but consultant wants to know which op I want back LD flaps or surgery to remove the cancer and a breast implant I have no idea which to go for any advice from...
Hello! Wondering if anyone could help reassure me?? I had a lumpectomy in the middle of September followed by lymph node axillary clearance 2 weeks later. Unfortunately I've had a lot of problems with my wound healing as developed a large seroma, the...
Is anyone else side effects? One of the side effects is diorheaha and I was told it would get better after 3M - it’s just awful and I’m now house bound cos I can’t go out
Hi - I’m on abemaciclib (almost done) plus letrozole and zoladex after hormone positive invasive breast cancer with lymph nodes affected as well 2 years ago. My periods stopped on chemo and haven’t come back so I guess I’m in a medical menopause aged...
Does anyone know if its OK to use topical estrogen cream for menopause after having triple negative breast cancer. My oncologist has said no to anything estrogen based but my gp is saying different.I keep getting frequent uti infections and it's starting...
