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Hi ive only been taking Letrozole for a week but feel rubbish in the mornings … sick and tired which wears off during the day. Has anyone else felt like this … does it gradually get better x
Hi, I posted before that I've just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The last couple of years have been very tough for me. I've moved to the UK from Argentina, following my dream of being a scientist. Everything went downhill after my supervisor...
Hi all so I had a lumpectomy in early April followed by radiotherapy which finished end of June and I now have swelling which has started to feel sore is this normal? Do I need to check it out as I’m going on holiday next week!! many thanks
Hi. Good morning. I’ve just started on the ad cal d3 caplets and found I felt a bit nauseous. I know you have to avoid certain foods for two hours before and after taking them, but can anyone recommend any food they’ve eaten at the same time as taking...
Hi all i in my 4th week of taxol. I have been prepared for loosing my hair and think im okay with it and had it cut short. It’s now starting to go. Not in chunks but strands etc. I have pretty much thick hair and think I could probably ride it out for...
Hi all, I just wanted to share how the Macmillan information can be really useful. On Tuesday I had my first chemotherapy session. The immunotherapy went without a hitch. Next was Paclitaxel, within seconds of the drip starting I noticed my port felt...
Hi I had a mastectomy in 2020 during the pandemic. Due to Covid restrictions I was not offered breast reconstruction at the time. In the subsequent couple of years I’ve had issues with my mental health and still haven’t been fitted with a prosthesis...
Does anyone have experience of Ill health retirement? It is an avenue that I am currently exploring at 51 years old. Essentially, I have a full-time job but have been on sick leave since my cancer diagnosis last November. It has always been my intention...
Hi everyone, I am Philippe and I would like to hear from anyone who is taking tamoxifen especially men. Thank you.
Hi everyone I'm sitting at desk trying to work and also trying not to vomit. I have had really bad nausea since starting tamoxifen five months ago and am getting really fed up with it. I've lost 1.5 stone since the end of April. My sleep is also still...
