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Hi guys what can I expect from radiotherapy? Thanks
First time posting - hi all, diagnosed with breast cancer on left side and lymph nodes in May. I’m now post chemo and surgery and want to take my boys to family swim but not sure what to do regarding swimsuits. Any advice or suggestions welcome. Than...
Any advice much appreciated, I have finally finished my treatment but for the past couple of months suffered really bad with my finger nails, they have nerve damage and sometimes bleed from under the nail, they also fill with poison, a couple got infected...
The world is falling apart! Trying to get some of my prescriptions has been v difficult even when I order well in advance. Ordered 3 weeks ago and now on my last Letrozole tablet tonight..fortunately they stay in the body for a while but slight panic...
Hi all. Having recently been diagnosed with TNBC at age 38, I start chemo on the 12 July with 12 x weekly taxol and carboplatin each 3rd week, then followed by 3 x 3 weekly FEC. I am struggling at the moment trying to determine how bad I will suffer...
Hi I felt a lump in my left breast about 5 weeks ago, since then I’ve had a dr’s appointment, then about 10 days later was my hospital appointment. I’m glad I read up about what may be involved - I had 6 mammogram images, ultrasound and biopsy with...
Hello, this is my first discussion that I have initiated. I have posted before and until last week my side effects from anastrazole were severe dry mouth at night and thinning hair. Have been on Anastrazole for almost 7 months. Well last week the itching...
I was diagnosed with early stage invasive ductal carcimona following a routine mammogram earlier in the year. I was grade 1 with with clear margins and lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy initially however due to complications of recent surgery for a long...
Hi, I have recently started RT and got very stressed about breath hold. It seemed far longer to hold than I’d practised for. I’m no longer stressed because on day 4 they split the breath hold into 3 and it was so much easier to manage. I was told to ask...
Hi everyone,I was diagnosed back in July 2022 with tnbc and have been getting chemotherapy treatment which ended last week.Ive pheripheral neuropathy in my hands and feet,so I didn't have my last treatment.Ive just been feeling so emotional and like there...
