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Can anyone recommend a good brand of cooling mitts and slippers. Starting chemo next week and worried about NP
I attended the breast clinic on weds following a GP ref. My GP told me she wasn't worried about my fatty blob (I don't know how to describe it, def not a lump just looked like a bit of flab that didnt sit in my bra properly) so off i went thinking it...
Hi, I've been told that once my chemo has finished I'll be having a mastectomy and reconstruction and the lymphnodes in my armpit will also be removed at the same time. I have to make the choice of an implant or using my own body fat/tissue from my...
Hi. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced what I have this afternoon. I went to hospital all prepped for my first radiotherapy session. I was t particularly nervous, so I'm not sure what's happened. I've been sent home without any treatment...
Chemo complete,& rang the bell on radiotherapy today,may well have a few tears of relief after this part of the journey,still got herceptin,& 6 monthly zoledronic acid herceptin & letrozole but onwards & upwards fellow fighters.big hugs to us all.xx
Hi everyone! I am going to start TC chemotherapy for grade 2 ductal carcinoma, after I had my mastectomy. I must admit that this is the scariest part and I would like to know other's experience with that. What are the actual side effects, to what extend...
Hi, I was just wondering, has anyone else experienced extremely red, itchy, dry skin on their face and around their eyes/eyelids? This is just one of the lovely side effects that has developed after 4 rounds of Paclitaxel (previously 4 rounds...
Hi, I am 9 days post op lumpectomy and SLNB. Up to two days ago, felt fine. Pain was manageable and day 5 dressing change showed scars were healing nicely. Two days after dressing changed, I have developed what I believe is a seroma in armpit. Spoke to...
Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 28 November, a 15mm tumor in the left breast. I had surgery on the 29 December, which went really well and healing well. I am scheduled to start chemotherapy in 2 weeks and am struggling to come to terms with...
Hi all I'm new to the forum and looking to hear others experiences similar to mine. Here we go ... over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene and knew straight away I wanted preventative surgery. o I got the ball rolling well I thought it...
