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Hi I'm AJ was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer on 4 April 2022 had a mastectomy on 30th May. Nearly 8cm tumour removed. Now on Chemo and feeling like I've been run over by a bus. Going to be a long journey but I will get there. Best wishes AJ...
Hi as anyone found a reasonable price for travel insurance. I have tried the comparison sites but just coming up with ridiculous figures . Many thanks
Hello everyone just wondering, its to do with getting a DEXA scan done, has anyone had a second or even third one after their surgery and post op treatments? I'm on the hormone tablets Exemestane which messes with the bones and calcium and its year 4...
Hi is any one else suffering with this? I haven’t been able to wear a bra since I have had a diagnosis and now it’s so red and angry it’s actually gathered and look like it may turn nasty! I have rang the breast care nurses which I always have to leave...
2 weeks after initial mammogram.I have just been seen seen in clinic after my core biopsys, I now am awaiting a vacuum biopsy, I have been told that my DCIS is 7cm diameter and high grade so probably need a mastectomy. I explained that I have had and...
I finally completed radiotherapy 12 days ago and have been on letrozole since mid July. Nothing has prepared me for the depth of despair that I am feeling. I thought that now my treatment has finished I should be feeling better than I do. I had the 6...
Hi i received a report today from my oncologist which includes the above diagnosis. I have secondary breast cancer, on Anastrozole and infusions of Zoledronic Acid 6 weekly. The report stated that Palbociclib treatment was deferred with “cdk 4/6...
How soon after chemotherapy and radiotherapy can I go back to using perfumed shower gel and shampoo and conditioner I finished radiotherapy on 13th July, my hair and eyebrows are coming on now and I’ve got about 6 hairs on one leg Thankyou
Hi everyone. I'm currently due to have a masectomy with reconstruction next week any tips or advice. I have a lumpectomy and full lymph node removal 6 weeks ago and unfortunately I've been left with cording so r lly restricted with my arm so concerned...
Hi. Just finished chemo and now still recovering from skin issues, no taste buds etc..Oncologist jumps straight in with these 2 hormone therapy treatments. I haven't had the menopause yet and the side effects of both, doesn't leave me very confident...
