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Hi everyone i had my port fitted on Monday and it’s still painful 4 days later. It’s not infected or anything and it’s been checked and is healing well. how long will it take to settle down? Perhaps it’s because the stitches are still in? Hopefully...
Hi. How long should it be before my bowels return to normal. I had constipation throughout my seven cycles of chemo but thought once I had finished things would return to normal. But they haven't. How long after.chemonshould I continue taking laxatives...
Hello everyone, I wanted to post for the first time here to ask if anyone has experience of this type of reconstruction. My mastectomy has to be followed by chemo and radiotherapy. Thank you for reading!
I normally read anything in the Daily Mail with a pinch of salt but this article today about the benefits of yoga for cancer sufferers makes absolute sense. I do a little yoga daily but will try and up the ante now. www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Cancer-patients...
Hey all. I’m 32, mum of 2 and wife. I have had “sore” boobs. Almost like just before you period today. However, I realised it was just one. After knowing the importance of checking, I found a mass. When I lift my arm above my head, I found a lump. It...
Hi All.. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer last Friday. I found a painful lump under my breast in May, went to GP and just did my breast examination last week. My world has suddenly turned upside down, I spent 2 days crying in disbelief :( I am...
Hi - A best friend since childhood has always had poor mental health - and recently has been diagnosed with OCD. Over the years, we have been good friends and supported each other but since my cancer diagnosis (stage 4 de novo) she has been distant and...
Hi I finished Docetaxel last June but my hair hasn’t grown back properly. I have PCIA persistent chemotherapy induced alopecia due to Taxane chemotherapy. My hair is very very thin on the top and back of my head. It’s devastating. Has anyone else had...
Hi everyone First post- so nervous. But think I'm glad I found this forum. Diagnosed Thursday. Breast and two lymph nodes. This week I have CT on Wednesday and my biopsies are back Thursday so I'll know what I'm dealing with. Quietly te...
Hi, I have undergone two operations to remove hormone type breast cancer and 18 lymph nodes. I am considering saying no to chemo as I have been through two surgeries and am finally almost fully recovered. I’m just really struggling with the low rate...
