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Anyone else heard this? Like it doesn’t really matter all that much. ‘You’ll be fine’, ‘they caught it early, you have nothing to worry about’. And so on and so forth. Sometimes I want to shout at them and tell them to swap places with me. I’m pretty...
Hi there,I have an indented scar left from a lumpectomy which I had in 2007. I was given from the Red cross probably a year later some camouflage cream,it came in little pot in different shades which you could mix together to get the right shade for your...
I had a right mastectomy back in january, followed by 4 lots of EC chemo, I am taking letrezole and calcichew D3 forte, this last week I have become very sore to the right of my axilla, no heat or swelling. Struggling to wear prothsesis and bra, has any...
Hello all : )) I’ve had three rounds of EC already, I had my first dose of domatexal last week Thursday. This drug feels so much stronger to me, body aching, weaker. Tightness in chest amount other annoying effects. did anyone get the same as me? ...
Hi everyone. I have been on here before but had issues logging into my account (think it was my phone's fault!) so not for a while. I went to the Dr in May this year at 38years old with the tiniest of lumps but many ultrasounds, bioosies, mammograms later...
Hello, I'm not sure if I'm over reacting but I found a lump just under 2 weeks ago I have my breadt clinic appointment on Tuesday. Did anyone have the strongest feeling it was cancer? My doctor didn't think it was an infection which is what I thought...
Hey all, I have recently started chemotherapy and have had a breakout of pimples over my face. Which is really unpleasant any tips / products on the best way to manage this ? Thank you
Hi i am due to go to Majorca 5 days after the end of my radiotherapy treatment. do you think I should delay this? X
Hi, I am due to have a mastectomy on the 4th of October. I was just wondering whether anyone who has been through this experience could share any thoughts on whether to wear a bra or not after surgery?
