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Hi has anyone had zoladex injections? I was advised to have them to protect my ovaries during chemo and stop my periods for the 6 months of treatment to avoid an extra thing to go through every month. However period one post injection one is worst one...
Hi Anyone else had no response from the McMillan nurses when asking questions on this website?
Hi everyone, new to this . I was diagnosed with cancer in my left breast and lymph nodes. My cancer was 9 cm and has reduced in half but surgeon says I need a mastectomy because of initial size, I have had 7 out of 8 chemo. My last one was csn sleep...
Hi I feel like a bit of a fraud, but i have been coming here over the past few weeks to find some sort of comfort and solice. I found a lump mid June and finally have my first clinic appt on Monday 31st.....quite a wait here at ayrshire and arran...
Last week I was lucky enough to finish 2weeks of radiotherapy marking the end of my acute treatment for breast cancer. I am feeling very tired though and had to take the week off work. The tiredness isn't too bad but if I do anything I end up having to...
Hello I'm calling myself sunshine, bright, positive, smiley, everyone seems to like sunshine cos it makes them smile and I want to make you happy I'm new here and I have breast cancer, got told end of May and only just started a new job. I'm having...
Hi everyone. Is anyone else having trouble getting Wockhardt brand of Tamoxifen? I had settled on this brand after trying Anastrozole & Tillomed brand of Tamoxifen and felt quite okay on it but now my pharmacy (Boots) can't get it and have given me...
New to Forum but not new to Breast Cancer. Originally diagnosed at 48 (Sept 2021) with 2cm invasive breast cancer ER+ HER2-, had lumpectomy on right breast, radiotherapy and now on tamoxifen along with all the side effects that has to offer. (Cancer...
Hi, I was first diagnosed in 2019 and went through the full programme of chemo, op and radiotherapy. Thought I had been cured until I discovered a hard lump on my chest above the same breast. It was a lymph node which has since been removed. However,...
Hello everyone, So it's time to go back to work. Firstly my manager/employer has been great. I've been off work since November on full pay and no pressure to return. It was agreed they'd pay me until the end of July which is now here. I'm a bit nervous...
