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Hi, I have just joined from Facebook. I was really pleased to see this forum come up as I am finding it difficult to get accepted into support groups on Facebook because I don't have friends or a profile picture and like to keep myself private on social...
Hi All. I have managed not to catch covid for nearly 3 years, including through all of my treatment for breast cancer. I had 2 operations, chemo and radio. Finishing at the end of october. I have just had my first year scan which is all clear. I have...
I’m due to start radiotherapy today but also have a bone density scan. I have asked if they can be done on the same day but I’m now really worried about the radiation in one day. Should I cancel the BD scan?
Hi everyone...sorry this is going to be long winded. So I started tamoxifen in jan 2021, periods stopped straight away. I was 51 but no menopause symptons and regular periods. Then sep 2022 I had a one off bleed then it happenend again. Had investigation...
Hello All, I am an active reader on this forum but don’t often comment etc. so many lovely people on here. I just wanted to ask if anyone has had their chemo stalled to get over a virus or cough/cold etc and what did it involve? I have had a rotten...
Speak to me. Anything. I look at chemo and it's this gigantic mountain to climb and I don't know if I can do it! I had successful removal of a Grade 3 Tumour. It hasn't spread. I was offered this as adjuvant treatment.
Hi I’m new to this forum. I have been diagnosed with breast cancer have had 6 cycles of chemotherapy and a lumpectomy. I have started a five year course of Tamoxifen tablets it’s the second week and i have started feeling exhausted since yesterday I hope...
Hi all For anyone who is due to have a round block lumpectomy or has recently had one and is worried about the scar. I had a lumpectomy at the end of August 2022 with the incision around the whole of my areola. I had a full re-excision in November followed...
I have been on the drug for 18 months and feel drained does any one else have experience of the drug
Hello I finished my TDM1 chemotherapy last March and I’m taking exemestane hormonal chemo for 5 years. When I first started taking this I was on letrozol which I couldn’t tolerate so was prescribed exemestane. I am really struggling with what I think...
