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Hi I'm really struggling with fatigue which is causing me high anxiety. I'm finding it really hard , feeling depressed and crying a lot. Anyone got any tips as to how I can help myself.
Morning, I am due to start chemotherapy next week. 21 weeks worth. I am really anxious. Going to try cold capping. Does anyone have any advice for how to cope? What worked well for you? Thank you in advance.
Hi I'm now beginning my fifth week recovery from surgery (mastectomy and reconstruction) and have developed a couple of itchy tiny blister-like spots along my abdomen scar line. Anyone else had this? The E45 cream doesn't seem to stop the itching, nor...
Hi everyone I feel a bit silly posting about this when people are having so many awful side effects, but it's gotten me down in the last week or so. I'm 18 weeks into chemo, having switched from EC to weekly taxol 6 weeks ago. Started to get a few whiteheads...
Hi, I finished chemo last Friday but for the last three weeks have developed lots of acne type clusters of red small spots on my forehead and across my cheeks and nose. Has anyone else experienced this ? Mylesy.x
Good morning all. I hope everyone is doing ok? Yesterday I had my 10th session of RT. For the first time so far in RT, my boob looked red and felt hot post treatment. I did my usual thing when I got home of slapping on the Aloe Vera, and overnight the...
Hi I am 4 months plus post chemo and am desperate to colour my very short hair. I got a semi permanent colour which says no ammonia but does contain hydrogen peroxide on ingredients? It lasts 24 washes. What do you think should I risk it or wait . It...
I have a stiff neck after my latest Zometa and decided to try and book a local osteopath where I’m staying on holiday. I assumed zometa because it’s a bone treatment, would be something that I could expect an osteopath to know about, especially as I thought...
Hi Everyone, I’ve finsihed my 3 cycles of EC, going to start on Docetaxel on Wednesday ahead of an October operation for grade 3 stage 2/ or 3 ER+PR+ cancer, but have just found out my genetic test results are positive for BRCA1. I am devastated, not...
Hello. I hope everyone is doing ok today, as ok as you can be anyway being in this club. I am nervous tonight and frightened. I know I have breast cancer, that was confirmed 4 weeks ago, and that I will have chemo first to shrink the tumor before a...
