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I seem to be getting bigger my clothes are tight. I'm swollen and bloated and feel fat. Anybody else have this on EC chemo? AJ
Hi Guys, I had stage 2 cancer and had surgery in December and radiotherapy in February. I'm lucky enough to still have most of my boob and they took 8 lymph nodes. I get severe shooting pains in my boob and my arm is very sensitive all the time...
Hi all, I’m newly diagnosed & just had pathology back which shows Grade 3 IDC 29mm er+ I also had extensive DCIS. Had mastectomy but dreading thoughts of what is coming down the track next! Anyone in a similar position - I’m assuming I will need chemo...
Hi I started on anastrozole a few weeks ago . I have back pain, leg pains and now struggling with pins and needles in my right arm and hand. And I feel sick. Has anyone else had this and does it improve after taking the drug for a while ? I'm not...
Well I went into have my breast cancer surgery but unfortunately they did get it all so I'm going in again on Monday to have the rest removed hopefully andand they are also removing all of my lymph nodes so I'll be sent home with a drain in, has anyone...
Hi all I finished my chemo nearly 2 months ago. I've had my lumpectomy ( of which I have been told NO MORE CANCER ) over the past few days though. I've gone back to severe fatigue. Upset stomach. And sickness. Is this normal to have the effects...
Hi, I've got to meet my oncologist today. He was okay, I wish he would've been more of the caring type and not so detached. He said my cancer will be treated as a TNBC. And the course will be 4 cycles of Carboplatin (every 3 weeks) and Taxol (every...
Hi my name is Robyn and I’ve just started chemo treatment today I’m just wondering when the cap is removed is there something you can use to get rid of the Conditioner in your hair after the cap has been taken off T.I.A.
Hi does anyone have an good recommendations for shampoo and conditioner I finished chemo 12 weeks ago my hair has just stopped falling out but obviously as you can’t colour it it is growing through grey and quite brittle so after some advice been using...
So I just got diagnosed yesterday and the last 24 hours have been surreal. I wander from state of daze to confusion to crying to telling myself its been caught early and once you have the surgery it will be okay, to thinking the very worst possible outcome...
